Posted in Assisted Suicide, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, Final Exit Network, Opinion Pieces, People in the News, Politics/Law, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), Uncategorized, death, right to die on Jun 8th, 2009
For legal reasons, I cannot give advice on many questions that subscribers pose except for that information already contained in my book ‘Final Exit’ 3rd edition, and its 2009 Addendum, which are protected under the 1st Amendment right to free speech and subsequent court decisions on books.
Seven people in America are currently under [...]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Assisted dying, Books, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, Opinion Pieces, People in the News, Politics/Law, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), death, right to die on May 7th, 2009
Some of us in America are fascinated by the British reaction to Dr. Philip Nitschke’s current tour of Britain. I write as a citizen of the UK and USA and a ‘right to die’ watcher for 30 years.
The British public is fed up with its government’s refusal to modify the laws on assisted suicide. [...]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Assisted dying, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Film/TV/Radio, Final Exit, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), right to die on Dec 13th, 2008
Take a look at this elegant web site by French choice-in-dying activist Jacqueline Jencquel, which is full — in two languages — of news, plus sharp pictures which load quickly.
http://www.jacquelinejencquel.com
—Derek Humphry 12/13/08
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Assisted dying, Dead, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, Politics/Law, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), death, right to die on Sep 13th, 2008
Program for the 17th World Euthanasia Congress in Paris
Towards a global recognition of our final freedom
Thursday October 30th – Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Concorde la Fayette Hotel (3, place du Général-Koenig – Paris 17ème)
2 pm – 5 pm: members of ADMD-France will welcome the delegates and distribute the working documents.
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The ERGO Listserv is a moderated news list about events world-wide concerning right-to-die issues, chiefly assisted suicide of the terminally and hopelessly ill. Digest only; not necessarily issued every day. No charge is made for this service. Please give this List a sustained trial. Moderator: Derek Humphry
NEW list info address:
http://www.lists.opn.org/mailman/listinfo/right-to-die_lists.opn.org
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Assisted dying, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Film/TV/Radio, Final Exit, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), right to die on May 13th, 2008
Chronology of Right-to-Die Events During the 20th Century and into the Millenium, 1906 – 2008
This chronology has been revised and updated and well worth a look, and a bookmark, for future reference. Visit
http://www.finalexit.org/more.html
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational), right to die on Feb 19th, 2008
It is with a great pleasure that I inform you that today, February 19,
2008, that the Parliament of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has approved the
bill Errr/Huss on de-criminalization of euthanasia.
Now we can say that in the countries of Benelux (the Netherlands,
Belgium and Luxembourg) do exist the right for patients to receive the
medical assistance to make [...]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), right to die on Feb 8th, 2008
Press Release: New Zealand Veterinary Association
Supply of euthanasia drug professional suicide, says Veterinary
Association president
Dr Philip Nitschke’s suggestion that a person could obtain a dangerous
narcotic for human euthanasia from a veterinarian is a slur on the
integrity and professionalism of veterinarians, says NZ Veterinary
Association president John Maclachlan.
“It is both illegal and unethical for veterinarians to supply veterinary
products [...]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), death, right to die on Jan 20th, 2008
On January 9, former Governor Booth Gardner filed the Washington State
Death with Dignity Initiative with the Secretary of State. It is a
replica of the successful and court-tested Oregon law. Joining Governor
Gardner were Washington nurses, physicians, clergy, patient advocates,
and family members who have faced difficult end-of-life decisions.
Compassion & Choices (national), Compassion & Choices of Washington [...]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Events/Conferences, Final Exit, Hemlock, Mercy Killing, Politics/Law, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), death, right to die on Jan 19th, 2008
The 2008 conference of the World Federation of Right-to-Die Societies
will be held in Paris from Oct 30 thru November 2 at the
Hotel Concorde-Lafayette. More details will
be announced here as we hear them from ADMD-France, the hosts.
Literature at http://www.finalexit.org/ergo-store
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