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 Derek Humphry, exit bag, Final Exit Network, Hemlock, Nembutal, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Jun 9th, 2022
Consider the end. Read the best literature on the subject of a peaceful, self-chosen death when at life’s end. http://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store/
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Death With Dignity Act, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on Mar 29th, 2022
Oregon will no longer require people to be residents of the state to use its law allowing terminally ill people to receive lethal medication, after a lawsuit challenged the requirement as unconstitutional. In a settlement filed in U.S. District Court in Portland on 03/28/22, the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Medical Board agreed […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, degerative illness, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Philip Nitschke MD, Switzerland on Oct 21st, 2019
New voluntary assisted dying clinic opens in Basel, Switzerland Pegasos Swiss Association (https://pegasos-association.com/) Established in August 2019, Pegasos is a Swiss voluntary assisted dying (VAD) association based in Basel, Switzerland. Pegasos was founded in August 2019 by the same Swiss professionals who helped 104-year old Professor David Goodall to die in Basel in May 2018. […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Sep 3rd, 2018
The State of Oklahoma has decided in future to use the inert gas nitrogen for judicial executions of condemned prisoners. It has not yet done so (09/2018). The Attorney-General commissioned an inquiry into the effectiveness of nitrogen from three academics at East Central University. In a report covering 300 pages sent to the Oklahamo Department […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Dignitas, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Living Will, Mexico, Nembutal, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Seconal, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Jan 27th, 2016
From today, there is an updated edition of Final Exit ebook to mark its 25 years in print. Final Exit ‘Digital Edition’ v.3.2 (eBook) The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying by Derek Humphry, founder of the Hemlock Society • v.3.2 – Revised 3rd edition / 25th Anniversary Edition • eBook PDF […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on Jan 27th, 2015
Interested in more news on the right-to-die issue? ERGO circulates on a regular basis an electronic newslist with news from around the world. It is moderated by Derek Humphry. To subscribe (free) Click here
Posted in Assisted Suicide on Dec 18th, 2009
ERGO’s death with dignity news digest list is available to you. So if you have a serious and enduring interest in this subject, consider subscribing to ERGO’s emailing list. (No charges.) Exchange news and views on a wide range of right-to-die topics. Only subscribe if you in principle support the right of a competent adult […]
Posted in Assisted Suicide on Dec 15th, 2009
A recent posting warned that not all preparations of veterinary pentobarbital (“Nembutal”) have the same concentration. In order for a 100-ml bottle to have 6 grams of pentobarbital, the concentration of the drug needs to be 60 milligrams (mg) per millilitre (ml), so read the fine print on the label. Two bottles are needed for […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Books, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, Film/TV/Radio, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Living Will, Opinion Pieces, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational) on Aug 22nd, 2009
You can view a list of my books, from l972 through 2008, at this Amazon site: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B000AQ1V2K Also, my memoir “Good Life, Good Death” is now on Kindle or at the ERGO Bookstore
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 Aug 3rd, 2009
DIGNITAS will help foreign visitors to die in cases which they feel justified because of the terminal and hopeless suffering. The person must be a competent adult.
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