Comments on: Euthanasia, assisted suicide seek the peaceful pill http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2007/04/09/euthanasia-assisted-suicide-seek-the-peaceful-pill/ Weblog of Derek Humphry, Founder of Hemlock Society Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:10:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: John http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2007/04/09/euthanasia-assisted-suicide-seek-the-peaceful-pill/#comment-10275 John Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:58:19 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2007/04/09/euthanasia-assisted-suicide-seek-the-peaceful-pill/#comment-10275 I don't know why Debbie thinks tanks blowing up 50 balloons is necessary, but is there an advantage to that over the 8.9 cubic feet tank that blows up 30 balloons? What about a control valve to regulate the flow? Derek Humphry (Author, <a href="http://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store" rel="nofollow">Final Exit</a>) responds: In large scale experience, we have not found a control valve to be necessary unless one was using the giant sort of tank used by toy stores. This size tank would be hard to use at home. But there is no harm is using a flow regulator even on the small party balloon tanks, although we have not found this to be necessary. I don’t know why Debbie thinks tanks blowing up 50 balloons is necessary, but is there an advantage to that over the 8.9 cubic feet tank that blows up 30 balloons?

What about a control valve to regulate the flow?

Derek Humphry (Author, Final Exit) responds: In large scale experience, we have not found a control valve to be necessary unless one was using the giant sort of tank used by toy stores. This size tank would be hard to use at home. But there is no harm is using a flow regulator even on the small party balloon tanks, although we have not found this to be necessary.

]]> By: jclancy http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2007/04/09/euthanasia-assisted-suicide-seek-the-peaceful-pill/#comment-10236 jclancy Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:03:34 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2007/04/09/euthanasia-assisted-suicide-seek-the-peaceful-pill/#comment-10236 Interesting. CBS's Ghost Whisperer will be airing an episode this Friday at 8pm ET/PT on this very subject. Check it out and post your comments. Interesting. CBS’s Ghost Whisperer will be airing an episode this Friday at 8pm ET/PT on this very subject. Check it out and post your comments.

]]> By: Debbie http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2007/04/09/euthanasia-assisted-suicide-seek-the-peaceful-pill/#comment-10235 Debbie Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:49:17 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/2007/04/09/euthanasia-assisted-suicide-seek-the-peaceful-pill/#comment-10235 How can I be sure two tanks of disposible helium will be enough I have to tanks of disposable for 50 ballons they are bright pink tanks do I need to get large tanks from a commercial place to make sure? I don't want anymistakes to occur. How do I know they wil continue to deliver helium for the time needed. I have ordered they exit bag. How do you obtain a caring friend of the society to help support you? Thanks, Debbie ANSWER Experience with several hundred cases of helium hood deaths shows that only a few full deep breaths of the inert gas will cause instant, total brain damage. The extra tank is in case the first is empty, or partly empty, through carelessness. And if you need some guidance, contact the <a href="http://www.finalexitnetwork.org" rel="nofollow">Final Exit Network</a> at www.finalexitnetwork.org ---------------<a href="http://www.finalexit.org" rel="nofollow">-Derek Humphry</a> 15 July 07 How can I be sure two tanks of disposible helium will be enough I have to tanks of disposable for 50 ballons they are bright pink tanks do I need to get large tanks from a commercial place to make sure? I don’t want anymistakes to occur. How do I know they wil continue to deliver helium for the time needed. I have ordered they exit bag. How do you obtain a caring friend of the society to help support you? Thanks, Debbie
ANSWER
Experience with several hundred cases of helium hood deaths shows that only a few full deep breaths of the inert gas will cause instant, total brain damage. The extra tank is in case the first is empty, or partly empty, through carelessness.
And if you need some guidance, contact the Final Exit Network at http://www.finalexitnetwork.org

—————-Derek Humphry 15 July 07

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