Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Jean's Way, Living Will, physician-assisted suicide, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance on Dec 9th, 2021
Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization (ERGO) Contacting ERGO and Derek Humphry — Email: ergo@finalexit.org Web: https://www.finalexit.org Bookstore: https://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store BLOG: www.assisted-dying.org YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFinalExit Donations: https://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store (see contribute icon) Or mail to ERGO, 24829 Norris Lane, Junction City, Oregon 97448 USA
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Death With Dignity Act, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Opinion Pieces, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance on Dec 8th, 2021
Katie Engelhart’s new book “The Inevitable” was discussed on the radio recently. This is an extract: BROOKE GLADSTONE This is On the Media on WNYC Radio New on WNYC Radio New York on 3 December 2021: BROOKE GLADSTONE What do you think about books like ‘Final Exit: The of Self Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Living Will, physician-assisted suicide, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Switzerland on Nov 29th, 2021
Choices in dying. Donation ? A modest donation to ERGO (nonprofit) would help with our research and our support of inquirers. See the 9th icon (‘How you can contribute…..’) at our web site: https/::www.finalexit.org/ergo-store Or mail to ERGO, 24829 Norris Lane, Junction City, OR 97448 Thank you — Derek Humphry
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Oregon law, Politics/Law, right to die, Switzerland on Nov 20th, 2021
A fascinating article in the Guardian 21 Nov. about a terminally ill UK person traveling to Switzerland to get a medically assisted death contains this bleak outlook for law reform in England: Assisted death is legal in Switzerland, as well as in several other countries including Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. (plus 10 USA states). […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Canada assisted dying laws, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Oregon law, right to die, Switzerland on Nov 8th, 2021
The Economist of 8 November has a long article surveying the benefits and problems of medical assisted dying worldwide. Death on demand In the West, assisted dying is rapidly becoming legal and accepted It is raising hard questions and changing how people think about death Extract : Change has been rapid. Assisted dying is now […]
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The Associated Press is reporting this story of considerable significance to the right-to-die movement: A Portland doctor who says he wants to offer his terminally ill Washington patients the option of assisted suicide filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, saying the residency requirements for Oregon’s assisted suicide law violate the U.S. Constitution. Oregon was the first […]
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Assisted dying will become legal in New Zealand as the End of Life Choice Act is set to come into force from 7 November. The country’s health minister Andrew Little on Tuesday said healthcare systems were ready to implement the law. Mr Little cited a public referendum that was held alongside general elections last year […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, right to die on Oct 9th, 2021
Sir Patrick Stewart, the actor, has endorsed the campaign to legalize assisted dying in Scotland. The 81-year-old, whose credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation on television and the X-Men series of blockbuster movies, told The Sunday Times that such legislation “is the mark of a forward-thinking, progressive society”. Last month Liam McArthur, a Liberal […]
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On Oct. 5, 2021, the bill to improve the California End of Life Option Act, was signed into law. SB 380 goes into effect on January 1, 2022 and makes the following changes: The mandatory minimum waiting period between the 1st and 2nd oral request will be reduced from 15 days to 48 hours. Healthcare […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Living Will, People in the News, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance on Sep 27th, 2021
Farewell to Hemlock: Killed by its Name
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