Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Living Will, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Nov 24th, 2012
COUNTRY=BY=COUNTRY ATTITUDES TO ASSISTED DYING ISO Polling came up with interesting results on choices in dying throughout Europe www.isopublic.ch This is an extensive poll, too big to put on this blog, but well presented and worth reading (in many languages). The Swiss Medical Lawyers Association has published recently the results of an opinion poll in […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Blogroll, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Oct 25th, 2012
‘FRONTLINE’ on assisted suicide A TV film called The Suicide Plan, airs Tuesday, November 13, 2012, from 9:30-11 p.m. ET, on FRONTLINE/PBS. But be sure to check your local PBS listings. Of course I have not seen this video, but I understand it is mostly about the work of the FINAL EXIT NETWORK in the […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, death, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Schiavo, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Aug 14th, 2012
Corinthian Books announces that the eBook version of In Search of Gentle Death: the Fight for Your Right to Die With Dignity by Richard N. Cote’ is now available not only from Amazon.com in the U.S., but also from Amazon sites all around the world, including Amazon Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, and […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jul 26th, 2012
I just read Richard Cote’s “In Search of Gentle Death” and applaud his extensive knowledge in this thorough account of the Hemlock movement. It was especially nostalgic for me, as a former member of the national board from 1993-99. Although my chapter, “Connecticut Hemlock Society”, is no longer active, there is still an interest in […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, GLADD, Hemlock, Living Will, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on May 29th, 2012
I am happy to announce the publication of my book, “In Search of Gentle Death: The Fight for Your Right to Die With Dignity.†The 479-page, deluxe hardcover edition, which took five years to research and write, contains 92 photographs and illustrations, a full bibliography, and a comprehensive index. An ebook version will also be […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on May 8th, 2012
PRESS RELEASE May 7, 2012 INDICTMENT OF FINAL EXIT NETWORK VOLUNTEERS IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK IN HASTINGS, MINNESOTA HASTINGS, Minnesota — James C. Backstrom, the prosecutor in this suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul, is launching an attack on the right-to-die movement. Backstrom has publicly revealed plans to secure grand jury indictments this Friday (May 11, 2012) […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Hemlock, People in the News, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on Mar 12th, 2012
By Derek Humphry If there is anybody in the right-to-die movement who made a radical difference it was Dr. Peter Goodwin, who brought his life to an end on 11 March 2012 in the presence of his family, using the law he helped to pass. Aged 83, he suffered from an incurable brain illness. Up […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance on Mar 4th, 2012
A valuable web site from the Death With Dignity National Center outlines the current stages of various ‘right-to-die’ or opposing bills now in front of American legislatures. Worth visiting at http://www.deathwithdignity.org/advocates/national/
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Film/TV/Radio, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Living Will, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Feb 16th, 2012
“How to die in Oregon” a video by Peter Richardson The DVD of this prize-winning documentary is now available to order OUTSIDE the US and Canada. Here’s the link to order: http://www.filmbaby.com/films/5819 ==== To order WITHIN the USA and Canada, go to the DVD distributor’s webpage: http://bit.ly/sIn4JK ===== NOTE: This is not an ERGO project, […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on Nov 2nd, 2011
Georgia’s highest court is set to review an appeal by four members of a suicide group charged with helping a cancer-stricken man kill himself. The Georgia Supreme Court is set to hear the arguments Monday, reports A.P. The four were indicted by a Forsyth County grand jury in March 2010. They pleaded not guilty to […]
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