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, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Living Will, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance on Nov 1st, 2013
Canadians will be holding a rally at the legislature grounds in Victoria, BC this Saturday. The rally is sponsored by Dying with Dignity Canada and Choices in Dying Victoria.
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Dignitas, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Oct 31st, 2013
In Belgium, where euthanasia is now legal for people over the age of 18, the government is considering extending it to children — something that no other country has done. The same bill would offer the right to die to adults with early dementia. Advocates argue that euthanasia for children, with the consent of their […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Oct 17th, 2013
Tasmania’s lower house has rejected voluntary euthanasia by the narrowest of margins. The private members bill, co-sponsored by Labor Premier Lara Giddings and Greens leader Nick McKim, was defeated 13-11 with Speaker Michael Polley effectively using his casting vote against it. Debate in the 25-member House of Assembly had indicated a 12-12 result after all […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Oct 16th, 2013
Maine has become the first state to allow the direct purchase of medications from foreign pharmacies, (so the Wall Street Journal reports) Drug manufacturers have filed a lawsuit, saying the move puts consumers at risk for counterfeit or tainted products. Maine’s governor counters, “It’s not a safety issue. It’s turf.” The potential for cost-savings is […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, exit bag, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Sep 27th, 2013
The number of people opting to die by euthanasia [in the Netherlands] rose by 13% last year to 4,188, according to the five regional committees charged with ensuring the legal conditions for assisted suicide are met. Euthanasia requests have risen steadily since 2006 when 1,923 people applied for assisted suicide. Researchers have been unable to […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Dignitas, Final Exit, Hemlock, Living Will, Opinion Pieces, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Aug 21st, 2013
The Mirror in London printed this article by Dr Irwin on 19 August 2013: Euthanasia: The right to die should be a matter of personal choice Retired GP Michael Irwin is patron of the British Humanist Association and coordinator of the Society for Old Age Rational Suicide (SOARS) ==== We are able to choose all […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Dead, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Organ donation, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Aug 15th, 2013
A good many people who are interested in choices in dying are also seeking information about organ donation. Here is some useful information on the subject compiled by a colleague, John Abraham, in Arizona. He writes: I have long been a proponent of establishing body farms (not like the TN operation where bodies are left […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jun 10th, 2013
Derek Humphry notes August 2015: This post is now out-of-date. Worthington Industries, maker of the Party Balloon Kits, is now diluting its helium tanks by 20 percent, making them useless for self-deliverance from a terminal illness. Seek pure helium elsewhere. Re: The internet rumors about diluted helium UPDATE Suggest you read my new (Aug.2015) pamphlet […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on May 15th, 2013
World conference on choices in dying For details about the 20th biennial conference of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies, to be hosted in Chicago next year by the Final Exit Network, go to this new link: www.WFconf2014.com
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on Apr 15th, 2013
Montana Senate rejects bill banning doctor-assisted suicide The Montana Senate has rejected a measure that would have made it illegal for doctors and caregivers to help terminally ill people kill themselves. House Bill 505 was struck down 15 April 2013 in a 27-23 floor vote. The Montana Supreme Court had ruled in 2009 that nothing […]
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