There is a world-wide debate about whether or not patients who are severely demented could be given doctor-assisted suicide (assisted dying). Perhaps this forthcoming court case will suggest answers. Dutch authorities are prosecuting a doctor for performing euthanasia on a patient in the first case of its kind since its legalization 16 years ago. The […]
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Right-to-die activist Sean Davison, who appeared in court on a murder charge in Capetown, South Africa, on 19 Sept., is being investigated for more cases of assisted suicide. Davison is currently president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies which has some 51 affiliates in 28 countries. Prosecutor Megan Blow asked the Cape […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Brittany Maynard, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Living Will, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News on Jun 4th, 2018
A MEETING WORTH ATTENDING If you happen to be within easy reach of the pleasant Oregon seaside town of FLORENCE this coming Sunday (10 June), around lunchtime, you could pop into the local library and hear what changes need to be made to the OREGON DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT, which became law in 1998 I […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Living Will, Nembutal, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on May 2nd, 2018
“Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-deliverance and Assisted Suicide” is currently ranked #18,282 out of over 8,000,000 books in Amazon’s catalog. In print since l991. Now in 3rd edition. 05.2.18 #18,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Books > Law > Estate Planning > Living Wills #1 in Books > Law > […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dutch euthanasia, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Good Life, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, RTD News on Feb 23rd, 2018
Here’s something we did not know until now: Since the Dutch euthanasia law came into force in 2002, Dutch doctors have helped over 49,000 people to die through euthanasia or physician assisted suicide (PAS). Although euthanasia and PAS remain criminal acts in the Netherlands, doctors are not prosecuted if the due care criteria of the […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational), Switzerland on Feb 13th, 2018
Interesting stats from Switzerland appear to show that suicide is mostly carried out by men, the majority of women use assisted suicide. Last year, some 10,078 new members joined the euthanasia organization Exit, the group announced. The number of actual assisted suicides went down slightly, whilst the average age of Exit members rose. At the […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Opinion Pieces, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News on Nov 28th, 2017
The Swiss group DIGNITAS has survived many controversial battles, now takes it fight for choices in dying further abroad. EDITORIAL NOVEMBER 2017 newsletter of DIGNITAS, Switzerland: Freedom of choice in one’s life and at life’s end is a human right. In 1998, the non-profit association DIGNITAS – To live with dignity – To die with […]
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Australia has been trying to pass legislation on doctor-assisted dying for about 50 years. Now a law has got early approval which looks like holding up. Victoria’s landmark Voluntary Assisted Dying bill passed the lower house with 47 votes to 37 on Friday.
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Posted in Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Dutch euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational) on Oct 3rd, 2017
Associated Press reported 2 October 2017: SCOTUS Declines To Hear Minnesota Assisted Suicide Case MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a national group convicted of assisting in the 2007 suicide of a Minnesota woman. The high court’s decision means the 2015 conviction will stand against Final Exit […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Dignitas, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on Sep 20th, 2017
“Dying in the Americas 2018” conference Visit www.finalexitnetwork.org for more information. Explore the future of dying in the Americas: Where we are today and help define a path to the future. March 21-25, 2018 Las Vegas/Henderson, NV Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa located on Lake Las Vegas Join us to re-imagine the dying […]
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