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New Jersey becoming 8th US state with a death with dignity law

Mar 26th, 2019 by

This is a step in the right direction, if only it covered more medical conditions.
New Jersey is poised to become the eighth state to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives after a vote Monday that for years had eluded supporters of the so-called right-to-die movement.

With the Legislature narrowly approving the Medical Aid in Dying for the
Terminally Ill Act, the bill now goes to Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat who pledged his support.

“Allowing terminally ill and dying residents the dignity to make end-of-life decisions according to their own consciences is the right thing to do. I look forward to signing this legislation into law,” Murphy said in
a statement.

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Fraudsters created a fake Derek Humphry Facebook messenger account

Mar 4th, 2019 by

Fraudsters have created a fake Derek Humphry Facebook account, and are using FaceBook Messenger with my name to send messages with offers of big money. Beware. Total fraud.

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No law reform despite 90% in UK want it

Mar 4th, 2019 by

It has always been a puzzle that the UK has made
no progress in choices-in-dying legislation despite many other countries have done so. Since 1936 there have about 12 attempts at law reform in the Westminster parliament — all failed. And this is supposed to be the ‘mother of democracies’!
Reading the new opinion poll underlines the gap:

More than 90% of the UK’s population believes assisted dying should be legalized for those suffering from terminal illnesses, according to an opinion poll that shows growing support for change to the law.

A survey carried out by the campaign group My Death, My Decision (MDMD) also found that 88% of respondents considered it acceptable for dementia sufferers to receive help to end their lives, provided they consented before losing their mental capacity.

The results have been released as the Royal College of Physicians polls its members in March on whether they back a change to the ban on the right to die.

The MDMD poll was conducted by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and involved 2,500 respondents. A previous survey carried out by Dignity in Dying in 2015 found that 82% of people supported assisted dying.

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‘Final Exit’ holds place in bestselling books

Feb 13th, 2019 by

Amazon.com ranking for “Final Exit’ on 02/13/2019 :

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

#1 in Books > Law > Health & Medical Law > Right to Die
#1 in Books > Law > Estate Planning > Living Wills
#41 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Sociology > Death

‘Final Exit’ is also available — with 2019 Addendum and signed by author Derek Humphry — at
www.finalexit.org/ergo-store

Paperback or E-Book pdf download. And on KINDLE.

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A cry for improvements to Oregon’s landmark right-to-die law

Feb 11th, 2019 by

This spring, Oregon legislators will debate updating and
improving the l998 OREGON DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT, which was a landmark in its day but many think needs modifications, especially to include degenerative illnesses (now only terminal illness). This letter makes the point:

LETTER TO THE EDITOR of the Eugene Register-Guard, Oregon
11 February 2019

Many Oregonians still not able to die a dignified death

In August of 2018, I found my significant other of 24 years lying in the backyard. He had shot himself in the head with a .38-caliber pistol about a month before his 80th birthday.

My partner had suffered with unbearable pain for more than two years after failed back surgery. He also had a number of other major medical issues. We had sought help from numerous physicians. We told professionals he was considering suicide to end his pain, but received NO help other than prescription drugs, which gave him little relief with debilitating side effects. The doctors, lining their pockets, just passed him around, collecting their fees but doing nothing for him.

He had expressed his desire to die with dignity, but he was not terminal. He suffered with pain at Continue Reading »

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Info. from r.t.die groups put on youth sites

Jan 31st, 2019 by

TARGETING VULNERABLE TEENAGERS
Be advised that there are some web sites which are
stealing bits of genuine information from reputed ‘right-to-die’ organizations (such as ERGO, Final Exit, Exit International, Exit Scotland) and telling teenagers — notably in the UK — how to commit suicide.
Google is good about removing these offensives web
sites once it is informed, but sometimes it is too late.
The rogue sites swiftly change their names or platforms.
The reputable choice in dying groups have always been
the suppliers of reliable background information for the advanced terminally ill and degeneratively ill competent adult.
Check up via
www.worldrtd.net for authentic international listings.

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How far has Dutch euthanasia gone ?

Jan 18th, 2019 by

The Guardian in London printed this lengthy article which is well worth taking the time to read…..

Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far?

Countries around the world are making it easier to choose the time and manner of your death. But doctors in the world’s euthanasia capital are starting to worry about the consequences

By Christopher de Bellaigue
18 Jan 2019

Last year a Dutch doctor called Bert Keizer was summoned to the house of a man dying of lung cancer, in order to end his life. When Keizer and the nurse who was to assist him arrived, they found around 35 people gathered around the dying man’s bed. “They were drinking and guffawing and crying,” Keizer told me when I met him in Amsterdam recently. “It was boisterous. And I thought: ‘How am I going to cleave the waters?’ But the man knew exactly what to do. Suddenly he said, ‘OK, guys!’ and everyone understood. Everyone fell silent. The very small children were taken out of the room and I gave him his injection. I could have kissed him, because I wouldn’t have known how to break up the party.”

Keizer is one of around 60 physicians on the books of the Levenseindekliniek, or End of Life Clinic, which matches doctors willing to perform euthanasia with patients seeking an end to their lives, and which was responsible for the euthanasia of some 750 people in 2017. For Keizer, who was a philosopher before studying medicine…… SNIPPED….
READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE AT
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/18/death-on-demand-has-euthanasia-gone-too-far-netherlands-assisted-dying

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Acquiring Nembutal from Mexico requires a visit

Jan 7th, 2019 by

This posting reinforces what I’ve said always: To
obtain drugs for self-deliverance from unbearable illness from Mexico you have to go there. Not always possible of course. I repeat: mail orders for Nembutal from Mexico are nearly all scams.
Comment:
Name: Alberto B
Purchasing Pisabental in Mexico

Last month I went to Valladolid, that is 150 km from Playa del Carmen and Cancun. Went to two veterinarian shops. Both offered to sell me Pisabental, no question asked. Got one bottle (expire 2019). Paid the equivalent to US 40.00.

(PISABENTAL® is sodium pentobarbital (also known as Nembutal)

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A right-to-die veteran Sidney Rosoff dies at 94

Jan 6th, 2019 by

Veteran of 40 years involvement with the right-to-die movement, in the USA and worldwide, Sidney D. Rosoff died on 4 January 2019 at his home in New York after a long illness. He was 94.

He was president of the Hemlock Society USA 1992-1995, previously chairman of the Society for the Right to Die, and founding president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies in l980.

Born in New York City on 13 December l924, Sidney served in US Army Air Corps 1943-1946. He graduated from New York University 1949 and from Harvard Law School 1952.

As partner with several NYC law firms, Sidney specialized in estate planning, trusts and estate administration, charitable organizations and foundations.

His other deep interest, along with his wife Joann, was the American Craft Council, on the board of which he served 1983-1993.

Derek Humphry writes: “Sidney was always the peacemaker in a movement known for its controversial positions and highly opinionated colleagues. His low-key manner and lawyer skills settled many an argument.

“In the l970s when the issue of choice in dying well surfaced in a big way, and a handful of involved groups around the world were emerging in disjointed fashion, Sidney and myself put together the framework of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies and got it launched at a disputatious conference in Oxford in l980. Sidney wrote the by-laws and set up the foundation.

“Then the Federation had 27 groups from 18 nations; today it embraces 51 groups from 26 countries. Despite his physical limitations from a stroke, Sidney took part in the Federation’s 2014
conference in Chicago hosted by the Final Exit Network.”

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Scammers for Nembutal & Seconal using worldwide internet methods

Dec 28th, 2018 by

BUYERS BEWARE !
People desperate to buy the barbiturates Nembutal and Seconal are being taking advantage of by crooks
all over the world. There are at least 40 such web
sites which are fraudulent. The tricksters want
$500-$800 USD to be wired.

The following vital scam information is from the December 2018 issue newsletter of Exit International run by Dr. Philip Nitschke, who operates out of Australia and the Netherlands
Dr. Nitschke writes: Online Nembutal Scammers

2018 was a very successful year for online Nembutal Scammers!

Not only are Scammers using websites & email addresses, but this year saw them launch into the messaging service What’s App, the professional networking site Linked In & WordPress Blogs,in addition to websites & emails.

And they are using iTunes and Amazon gift cards, in addition to Western Union and Bitcoins to get paid.

In short, you can now be scammed by a range of means if you are searching online to buy Nembutal. And they come from as far afield as the US, Ukraine & Cameroon to name a few.

And, yes, a lot of them sound like Exit International & The Peaceful Pill eHandbook. (Or Final Exit or Derek Humphry)

Examples:
• Euthanasia International
• Peaceful Pill Directory (above)

All are SCAMS! Caveat Emptor

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