Final Exit by Derek Humphry

Final Exit by Derek Humphry

As the legal controversy continues--this newly revised and updated third edition of the landmark bestseller contains new, critically important information for patients, loved ones, and medical personnel.

The original publication of Final Exit stunned the nation by offering people with terminal illness a choice on how--and when--to end their suffering. It helped thousands by giving clear instructions to doctors, nurses, and families on how to handle a patient's request for euthanasia.

In the wake of court cases and legislative mandates, this revised and updated third edition goes far beyond the original to provide new information about the legality of euthanasia and assisted suicide, and a thoughtful examination of the personal issues involved. It has become the essential source to help loved ones and supportive doctors remain within existing laws and keep a person's dying intimate, private, and dignified.

With deep compassion and sensitivity, it spells out why a living will may not be sufficient to have a person's wishes carried out--and what document is a better alternative. It updates where to get proper drugs and exactly how to carry out the quickest, most peaceful way to make a final exit. Finally, it gently talks to a person considering self-deliverance about alternatives, planning, and the means to make every death a good death at our time of greatest need.

Derek Humphry, president of the Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization (ERGO!) and founder and executive director of the National Hemlock Society (1980-1992), worked for 35 years as a newspaper correspondent for a variety of British publications. He began writing books on racial issues, police enforcement, and civil liberties during his 14 years at the London Sunday Times. In 1978, he relocated to Los Angeles, California, to work for the Los Angeles Times. His battle for the right to authorized physician aided dying was initiated after the widespread acceptance of his first wife's death narrative, Jean's Way, which is now regarded a classic account of rational assisted suicide. He and pals founded the Hemlock Society in Los Angeles in 1980, the first of its kind in North America.

Derek Humphry served as president of the Global Federation of Right until Die Societies from 1988 to 1990. He resides in the Eugene, Oregon area.

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ISBN 13	9780960603039
ISBN 10	0960603034
Title	Final Exit
Author	Derek Humphry
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Carol Publishing Group,U.S.
Year published	1991-01-01
Number of pages	192
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