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 Euthanasia, Final Exit Network, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Aug 14th, 2015
The Summer 2015 edition of the newsletter of the Final Exit Network is now available at these two sites: Click to access FEN_Sum_2015.pdf http://flash-pub.com/pub/ebooks/e3a29f2454/index.php
Posted in Euthanasia, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Aug 3rd, 2015
There is an interesting video showing on the pages of The Guardian newspaper today in London: Title: Dr Death Does Comedy, but will humour be the victim? – video It can be seen at this URL site: http://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2015/aug/03/dr-death-does-comedy-assisted-suicide-video
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Jul 22nd, 2015
Right-to-die equipment called “Delivery” Take a look at this web site in The Independent newspaper in London 21 July for very interesting new equipment for self-deliverance from Dr.Philip Nitschke, of Exit International: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dr-deaths-edinburgh-fringe-show-will-see-righttodie-campaigner-gas-audience-members-10405392.html Impressive, but the legalities of using it, or supplying the equipment, to dying people are problematic. Let’s work them out.
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, People in the News, physician-assisted suicide, right to die on Jul 16th, 2015
An attempt to overturn the UK law on assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia by appealing to the European Court of Human Rights has failed. The Strasbourg court has rejected as inadmissable applications by Jane Nicklinson, whose husband Tony suffered from locked-in syndrome, and Paul Lamb, who was paralysed following a car crash. Lawyers for both […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Derek Humphry, Euthanasia, exit bag, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Jul 11th, 2015
INQUIRY Unfortunately I missed the warning about the change in helium tanks that will now include oxygen. I have been unable to find any “old” tanks locally and am hesitant to take the chance ordering online at this late date. 1) Has anyone had success with buying a tank from an industrial supplier of helium? […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Oregon law, physician-assisted suicide, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations on Jul 8th, 2015
California lawmakers on Tuesday dropped efforts to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives. The authors of the legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs did not have enough support to get it through committees amid fierce religious opposition. Sponsors vowed to continue the fight. Aid-in-dying advocates had said they would […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, physician-assisted suicide, right to die, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death, Suicide (rational) on Jun 12th, 2015
The next World Federation of Right to Die Societies Congress will take place from 11 – 14 May 2016 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.The conference will be hosted by NVVE, the Dutch right-to-die society. The conference title is “Euthanasia 2016 – Professional challenges.” Visit the special website for regularly updated, further information: www.euthanasia2016.org
Posted in Derek Humphry, Final Exit, Nembutal, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on May 23rd, 2015
A survey on internet drugs by Derek Humphry We need to know what is the value of ordering drugs on the internet intended for personal self-deliverance from a present or future terminal or hopeless illness. Reports are coming to me of scams but there must also be success stories. We need a balanced assessment of […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, People in the News, Politics/Law, right to die, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on May 16th, 2015
Press release from the Final Exit Network Minnesota Case: Final Exit Network Found Guilty Of a Crime For Showing Compassion HASTINGS, Minnesota, May 14 — A 12-member jury found Final Exit Network, Inc. guilty of “assisting†in a “suicide†and interfering with the scene of a death so as to “mislead†the coroner. A five-woman, […]
Posted in Assisted dying, Assisted Suicide, Final Exit Network, Politics/Law, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Self-directed death on May 8th, 2015
Final Exit Network trial begins Monday Two of the four criminal charges pending against Final Exit Network, Inc. in Hastings, Minnesota were dismissed Friday morning. Before the dismissal, the not-for-profit corporation was charged with two felonies: assisting in a “suicide,” and “aiding and abetting” to assist in a “suicide”; and two “gross” misdemeanors, interfering with […]
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