Weblog of Derek Humphry, founder of the Hemlock Society & author of Final Exit, serving the rights of competent, terminally ill adults for 30 years
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Living Will, right to die, RTD News on Oct 21st, 2022
The Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization (ERGO) has been given honorary life membership in the World Federation of Right to Die Societies in recognition of its service to the international movement since 1980. https://finalexit.org/ergo-store
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News on Oct 18th, 2022
World premiere this Saturday 10/22 of a new documentary ADDICTED TO LIFE, and its powerful message supporting Medical Aid-in-Dying. Showing at the Portland Film Festival in person and to stream online. Strong-willed, funny and charismatic, at 37, Belgian athlete Marieke Vervoort’s time is running out. As her strength falters and her body begins to fail, […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Death With Dignity Act, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Oregon law, People in the News, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on Sep 30th, 2022
Faith Sommerfield, aged 82, Founder of the Completed Life Initiative, chose to complete her life on September 27th, 2022 at the Pegasos Swiss Association in Basel, Switzerland. A life-long advocate for a person’s right to self-determination, Faith traveled to Switzerland, where her choice to pursue Voluntary Assisted Dying (“VAD”) is permitted, in order to complete […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die on Aug 8th, 2022
Nearly 5,400 terminally ill people in the USA have used medical aid in dying laws to obtain prescription drugs to end their lives, a first-of-its kind study led by the Rutgers School of Public Health has found. About 70% of the people who used the law to die over the last 23 years were diagnosed […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Azheimer's, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Elder suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide on Jul 3rd, 2022
Nearly three quarters of the British public support a parliamentary inquiry into assisted dying, polling reveals today. Research by YouGov found that 74 per cent were in favour of examining the impact of the law as it stands and potential changes to legislation. In the poll, assisted dying was defined as a terminally ill adult […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on Jun 29th, 2022
There are now 59 World Federation Right to Die Societies spread throughout 30 countries across six continents. See your national organization at https://wfrtds.org/member-organizations
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Good Death, physician-assisted suicide, Suicide (rational) on Jun 18th, 2022
After a lengthy legal battle, an Italian man became the first in the country to be permitted to die by medically assisted suicide . The 44-year-old man died in Italy on Thursday, in the first case of its kind in the country. While it is technically against the law to help someone take their own […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Good Death, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, RTD Organizations, Switzerland on May 18th, 2022
If you wish to know which USA states have lawful medical aid in dying (MAiD}, and their different requirements, Death with Dignity National Center’s State Statute Navigator is the place to go. It is a a complete, searchable database of currently enacted Death with Dignity laws https://deathwithdignity.org/resources/state-statute-nav= igator/
Posted in Assisted dying, Azheimer's, Books, Dementia, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, right to die, Switzerland on Feb 26th, 2022
ALZHEIMER’S — Ways to cope The hot-button issue of end of life choices available to a person with Alzheimer’s Disease or other form of dementia is coming up again in March with the publication of a new book and it’s preview in ‘People’ magazine. If you would like to brief yourself on the various relevant […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Living Will, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, Switzerland on Jan 2nd, 2022
Interesting to observe how immediately used is the new medical aid in dying law in Catalonia: On December 2, Catalan health general secretary, Meritxell Masó, published numbers about the people who used the Spanish euthanasia law since the Catalan government implemented this in June 2021 in this part of Spain. Until November 30, 53 requests […]
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