Comments on: ‘Final Exit’ is the gold standard in euthanasia books http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/11/07/final-exit-is-the-gold-standard-in-euthanasia-books/ Weblog of Derek Humphry, Founder of Hemlock Society Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:10:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Karen http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/11/07/final-exit-is-the-gold-standard-in-euthanasia-books/#comment-4726 Karen Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:57:59 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2006/11/07/final-exit-is-the-gold-standard-in-euthanasia-books/#comment-4726 I am a hospice nure for the past three years. After observing many deaths now and the recent death of my own mother I am convinced that I wish to take control of this situation and make a plan for myself. I fully respect each individual's right to make their own plan and I support them (at least philosophically) in the decisions they make even though as a nurse I cannot give them aide. Currently, assisted suicide is not legal where I live and is basically against hospice principle at this time. I do feel that far more people deserve the right and ability to enact their deepest wishes when faced with pain, isolation, months or years of incompetant medical care and an inability to participate in life as they so choose when facing debilitating disease and eminent death from that disease. I have not purchased the book final exit yet. Does this book offer real options that are truely final and without strange effects like vomiting, seizures, and the possibility of survivial if the emergency medical team got their hands on you before your task was done? Thanks Karen I am a hospice nure for the past three years. After observing many deaths now and the recent death of my own mother I am convinced that I wish to take control of this situation and make a plan for myself. I fully respect each individual’s right to make their own plan and I support them (at least philosophically) in the decisions they make even though as a nurse I cannot give them aide. Currently, assisted suicide is not legal where I live and is basically against hospice principle at this time. I do feel that far more people deserve the right and ability to enact their deepest wishes when faced with pain, isolation, months or years of incompetant medical care and an inability to participate in life as they so choose when facing debilitating disease and eminent death from that disease.

I have not purchased the book final exit yet. Does this book offer real options that are truely final and without strange effects like vomiting, seizures, and the possibility of survivial if the emergency medical team got their hands on you before your task was done?

Thanks
Karen

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