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, Assisted dying, Books, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Mercy Killing, Politics/Law, RTD News, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), right to die on May 8th, 2008
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The majority of people in Mexico favour the basic principle of euthanasia, according to a poll by Parametría. 59 per cent of respondents think doctors should have the legal right to end the life of a person suffering from an incurable illness upon a request by the patient and his […]
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CLARIFICATIONS
Helping the Washington State initiative planned for this November………………
The aim is to introduce a law by citizens’ ballot initiative similar to Oregon’s ten year old physician-assisted dying law. The PAC running the campaign (formerly called It’s My Decision) is now called Yes! on I-1000, www.yeson1000.org
Running the campaign is a coalition of right […]
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I would like to clarify the earlier response to a question raised by Alida Westman in regard to the state of Washington I-1000 ballot initiative. First, as an organization Hemlock still exists. The name is
owned and registered under a federal trademark by Compassion & Choices.
Although “Hemlock” is no longer the overreaching name of the organization, […]
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A terminally ill man who was about to be helped to die via physician-assisted suicide under Oregon’s Death With Dignity law, offered those who were there to help him the information that he had twice voted against the law when it was a ballot initiative in l994 and l997.
But now that he needed assisted dying […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Dead, Euthanasia, Final Exit, Hemlock, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Suicide (rational), death, right to die on Apr 25th, 2008
I was contacted today by a person who said she was from Hemlock,
and they were raising funds for the Death with Dignity proposal
in Washington? I’ve been contacted by Washington directly also?
Is Hemlock doing this?? Is the appeal for real?
———–Alida Westman
BLOG MANAGER DEREK HUMPHRY RESPONDS:
Hemlock as a national organization no longer exists. Either
there was a misunderstanding […]
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Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Final Exit, People in the News, Politics/Law, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD News, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), right to die on Apr 16th, 2008
The ultimate \’how-to\’ guide book
Available at www.finalexit.org/ergo store
In paperback or digital download
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A German lawyer and politician has unveiled Europe’s first suicide machine for people with a death wish as “an act of Christian love”. The machine that can be rented and is then collected to be re-used by other clients kills painlessly at the push of a button.
It was unveiled by Dr Roger Kusch, 53, […]
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Posted in Film/TV/Radio, Final Exit, Hemlock, People in the News, Publications/InternetMedia, RTD Organizations, Self-Deliverance, Suicide (rational), Technology, Uncategorized, death, right to die on Apr 10th, 2008
Two weeks ago the leader of the right to life movement in Oregon attacked in the Register-Guard (Eugene) the Oregon Death With Dignity Act, which permits physician-assisted suicide, on the grounds that in 2007 not a single patient who wanted a hastened death had been sent for psychological evaluation. The law […]
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Hillary Clinton told the editorial board of the Eugene Register-Guard
Q: What’s your attitude toward Oregon’s assisted suicide law?
A: I believe it’s within the province of the states to make that decision. I commend Oregon on this count, as well, because whether I agree with it or not or think it’s a good idea or not, […]
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