Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, GLADD, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Oct 7th, 2011
PLEASE NOTE: This pamphlet is outdated. 08/2020 Information now in the Ebook “Final Exit 2020” at https://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store —————— How To Make Your Own Helium Hood Kit Information for competent adults who are terminally or hopelessly ill and wish to die 2011 Addendum to Chapter 23 of Final Exit book & Final Exit on DVD By […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Sep 9th, 2011
A new position paper just published by the Dutch Physicians Association (KNMG) says unbearable and lasting suffering should not be the only criteria physicians consider when a patient requests euthanasia. The KNMG says the new guidelines will clarify the responsibilities, possibilities and limitations that physicians have within the regulations of the 2002 euthanasia law (Termination […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, GLADD, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Sep 2nd, 2011
Two matters which might (or might not) affect you: #1. The FBI is still pressing local police and Interpol to visit persons who have been in contact with the GLADD Group, in Southern California, over helium hood kits. New York police, for instance, have made some ‘wellness checks’ six weeks ago, and again in recent […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, People in the News, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jul 19th, 2011
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The last of the four criminal cases in Phoenix has been resolved without a trial. The jury was unable to reach a verdict during the trial last April of Final Exit Network volunteer exit guide Frankin R. Langsner, of Scottsdale, a suburb of Phoenix. A retrial had been scheduled to take place […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, GLADD, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jun 28th, 2011
LETTERS IN AN EDITOR’S MAILBAG Published in the Eugene Register-Guard, Oregon, Jun 28, 2011 Right-to-die is gaining ground The Oregon Legislature has taken a backhoe to crush a hen’s egg in the case of the helium hood kits for sale. Dozens of Oregonians have already stocked up with their kits. What the legislators, the FBI […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Books, Dead, death, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jun 8th, 2011
From Derek Humphry (journalist & author) Important alert re GLADD For those who might have missed it, GLADD Group no longer can supply a helium hood kit. An FBI raid on 25 May 2011 shut the operation in Southern California down, seizing all documentation, orders, checks, materials, hard-drive and the sewing machine. FBI agents also […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, death, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on Apr 21st, 2011
Final Exit Network doctor found not guilty A jury found the medical director of Final Exit Network, a national right-to-die group, innocent of conspiring to assist in a suicide, but could not reach a verdict as to one of the organization’s “exit guides.†The Maricopa County Superior Court jury deliberated from Tuesday through Thursday before […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Mar 21st, 2011
The Eugene Register-Guard in Oregon carried a lengthy article on Sunday, 20 March, 2011, reporting the death of a man using a helium hood kit purchased from GLADD group in California. A rather sour article but informative to those who might not know about the background. Of course the death of this man is sad, […]
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Germany’s medical community has liberalized its code on helping sick patients die, giving more freedom to individual doctors. The change reflects a growing acceptance of assisted suicide among German doctors. The German Medical Association has presented new guidelines for physician-assisted suicide, allowing greater leeway for doctors to rely on their own conscience when deciding whether […]
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Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jan 10th, 2011
By Derek Humphry By far the worst and most wrenching dilemma in the field of a person’s right to choose to die involves victims of Alzheimer’s Disease. Once the disease has got hold, are they ever able to make a decision about ending their life? Suicide is not a crime, but assistance in the act […]
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