Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on May 19th, 2021
The Final Exit Network filed a lawsuit in federal court 05/18/2021 against the sheriff and the chief prosecutor of Anoka County, Minnesota for threatening to file criminal charges against the organization. The action named Sheriff James Stuart and County Attorney Tony Palumbo as defendants in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. It […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Living Will, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, Self-Deliverance, Switzerland on May 13th, 2021
The paperback book ‘Final Exit’ has sold out worldwide. PenguinRandomHouse is rushing out a new printing. This is a 30-year-old guidebook for the terminally and degeneratively ill adult at the end of life. Frequently updated. The mention of the book on the new movie NOMADLAND is the cause. But it is instantly available on KINDLE, […]
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A doctor who helped a mentally ill woman take her life has once more been cleared of intentional homicide. (This content was first published on May 7, 2021 –by Swissinfo/ch) A Swiss appeals court in canton Basel rejected attempts by prosecutors to overturn a 2019 verdict that had cleared the doctor of murder. The court […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, death, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Living Will, right to die, Self-Deliverance on May 2nd, 2021
We’ve had an extraordinary demand for the book ‘Final Exit’ since it is mentioned in the movie NOMADLAND, (3 Oscars 2021) thus delivery will be slower than usual — but certain….the publishers have had to go back to press. Derek Humphry is the author, not Dr. Kevorkian as the movie character mistakenly says. But it […]
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Posted in 'Last Wish', Assisted dying, Books, Derek Humphry, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Switzerland on Feb 1st, 2021
The book ‘Final Exit’ reached 30 years old on 2 February 2021. In updated versions it still sells modestly around the world every day. In 1991 it reached the New York Times book list as Number One, and remained listed for 18 weeks. It became infamous as ‘the suicide guide’ but author Derek Humphry pointed […]
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Anthony Lester, a London lawyer, who often fought cases concerning right-to-die issues has died. When on the Sunday Times staff in the l960s and l970s I often worked with him – a remarkable man – on campaigns. Following are two extracts from a lengthy obituary in The Times of 10 August 2020: Extract 1 from […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Death With Dignity Act, degerative illness, Dementia, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, helium death, Hemlock, Jean's Way, Living Will, Nembutal, Nitrogen, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Seconal, Self-Deliverance, Switzerland on Jul 5th, 2020
You might like to take a look at my video on YouTube re my latest book (Ebook) at https://www.youtube.com/the final exit It concerns thoughtful advance planning about the end of life.
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance on Jun 16th, 2020
An 89-year-old doctor, seriously ill, wrote this comment: “I am reading Derek Humphry’s “Final Exit.” It is a wonderful book. It should be required reading in medical school. The topic should be discussed in medical school. The style reminds me of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” my kind of book, clear […]
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MY LETTER TO THE EDITOR, NEW YORK TIMES 11 June 2020 The Protesters Know the Future is Bleak To the Editor: The amount of protesters across America is staggering. While George Floyd’s murder was the trigger, the underlying cause is that people under 40 are worried about climate change, pollution, the widening gap between rich […]
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Of interest to lovers of history and literature: – On April 26, 1564, in the parish register of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, the vicar, John Bretchgirdle, recorded the baptism of ‘Gulielmus filius Johannes Shakspere.’ A few months later the vicar noted the death of an apprentice weaver, scribbling in the margins ‘hic incipit pestis’ (here […]
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