Comments on: About Derek Humphry http://assistedsuicide.org/blog Weblog of Derek Humphry, Founder of Hemlock Society Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ergo http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/about-derek-humphry/comment-page-1/#comment-10639 ergo Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:48 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?page_id=8#comment-10639 In l975 I helped my first wife, Jean, when she asked me to bring her lethal drugs so as to take her own life. She was suffering from end-stage breast cancer. Altho what I did was a crime, because it was Jean's idea and a compassionate act, the prosecutor (in the UK) decided not to charge me. I have been campaigning for lawful physician-assisted suicide ever since. (See my book <a href="http://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store" rel="nofollow">'Jean's Way</a>') In l975 I helped my first wife, Jean, when she asked me to bring her lethal drugs so as to take her own life. She was suffering from end-stage breast cancer. Altho what I did was a crime, because it was Jean’s idea and a compassionate act, the prosecutor (in the UK) decided not to charge me. I have been campaigning for lawful physician-assisted suicide ever since. (See my book ‘Jean’s Way‘)

]]> By: chana http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/about-derek-humphry/comment-page-1/#comment-10632 chana Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:54:10 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?page_id=8#comment-10632 Mr.Humphry, What peaked your interest in the right to die movement? Are you a victim of depression, or an illness yourself? I want to thank you, for creating this site. It gives people like me hope, that there is a possibility, of a peacefull death Mr.Humphry,
What peaked your interest in the right to die movement?
Are you a victim of depression, or an illness yourself?
I want to thank you, for creating this site.
It gives people like me hope, that there is a possibility, of a peacefull death

]]> By: Bruce Hanson http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/about-derek-humphry/comment-page-1/#comment-4827 Bruce Hanson Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:32:06 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?page_id=8#comment-4827 Derek- Thank you for distributing the newsletter... vol.12/274 was informative and lots of work. Congratulations on being on Amazons top 6000, and I hope such an exalted status is also handsomely rewarded! I went to this website because your email address did not pop up in my Outlook right away, so I read the description of PAD phrases for the first time. I have been told that using the word "suicide" lessens the favorable reaction to a physician assisted suicide proposal by 17%, so I have opted in favor of Tom Preston's patient directed dying. I wanted to point out to you that this phrase implies to me that there is a doctor involved somewhere in the process because of the word "patient." Don't you think so? And if my perception is right, then placing it in the category of those phrases describing patients who want to do it themselves would not be accurate, right? Since there seems to be some serious planning going on right now (I am not part of it) for a new WA effort, this distinction could be important. Have a Merry and Happy, thanks again for your sharing, Bruce Derek- Thank you for distributing the newsletter… vol.12/274 was informative and lots of work. Congratulations on being on Amazons top 6000, and I hope such an exalted status is also handsomely rewarded!
I went to this website because your email address did not pop up in my Outlook right away, so I read the description of PAD phrases for the first time. I have been told that using the word “suicide” lessens the favorable reaction to a physician assisted suicide proposal by 17%, so I have opted in favor of Tom Preston’s patient directed dying. I wanted to point out to you that this phrase implies to me that there is a doctor involved somewhere in the process because of the word “patient.” Don’t you think so? And if my perception is right, then placing it in the category of those phrases describing patients who want to do it themselves would not be accurate, right? Since there seems to be some serious planning going on right now (I am not part of it) for a new WA effort, this distinction could be important.
Have a Merry and Happy, thanks again for your sharing, Bruce

]]> By: mrs n desselberger http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/about-derek-humphry/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 mrs n desselberger Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:23:29 +0000 http://assistedsuicide.org/blog/?page_id=8#comment-1567 Where can I get a copy of your book - please advice. At the ERGO <a href="http://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store" rel="nofollow">bookstore</a>: www.finalexit.org/ergo-store Other books on <a href="http://www.finalexit.org" rel="nofollow">euthanasia</a> as well. Where can I get a copy of your book – please advice.

At the ERGO bookstore: http://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store

Other books on euthanasia as well.

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