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Liberty and Death A manifesto concerning an individual’s right to choose to die In a spirit of compassion for all, this manifesto proclaims that every competent adult has the incontestable right to humankind’s ultimate civil and personal liberty –- the right to die in a manner and at a time of their own choosing. Whereas [...]

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The New York Times health section carried this article on 18 March 08: Terminal Options for the Irreversibly Ill, By JANE E. BRODY My Feb. 5 column, “A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit,” prompted a deluge of information and requests for information on how people too sick to reap meaningful pleasure from life might [...]

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So many viewers of this blog have been asking about the shelf-life of helium in small tanks. Here’s a compendium of the replies so far received. The answer seems to be that provided that the taps are kept tightly shut up until the moment of use, never tampered with, they can be stored for many [...]

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What happened to the pioneering right-to-die group When Gerald Larue and Derek Humphry entered the Los Angeles Press Club on 12 August 1980 to announce to the world the formation of the Hemlock Society, there were many doubters that it could last. After all, it was the only organization in America currently saying that assisted [...]

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