In the U.S. it remains a crime for anybody to actively assist another person to die whatever the circumstances, even if their dying happens to be painfully prolonged. Humphry analyzes why the attempts so far to reform the law (chiefly in Washington state & California) have failed. This book points a new direction for voluntary euthanasia by emphasizing ethical & practical guidelines to prevent abuse, drawing on the Dutch experience. The unique legal guidelines set up in 1993 by Parliament in the Netherlands are reprinted in full. A uniform, model 'Death With Dignity Act' completes the vital information which every person interested in a human death needs to know.

Lawful Exit: The Limits of Freedom for Help in Dying

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Derek Humphry

Psychology & Counseling

Norris Lane Press

<p>This is a new edition for 2003 of the cult classic "Jean's Way" first published in l978. It outlines the story of a woman suffering from incurable cancer who at the end, rather than endure more, she took her life with drugs supplied by her husband, Derek Humphry. This book has been one of the most significant books of the right-to-die debate. Its author also wrote the bestseller "Final Exit."</p>

Jean's Way

Humphry, Derek

The subtitle to this book is "Where, What, and Who in Choices in Dying." Author is Derek Humphry, who also wrote the bestsellers 'Final Exit' and 'Jean's Way'. This 'Good Euthanasia Guide' lists every right-to-die group in the world, and clearly outlines the laws on assisted suicide internationally. It deals with assisted suicide for the terminally or hopelessly ill person, and discusses the possibility of assistance for the elderly sick and untreatably mentally ill, both taboo subjects. Publication date: 14 March 2004

The Good Euthanasia Guide: Where, What & Who in Choices in Dying

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

<p>A unique desk reference book for the world right-to-die movement. All organizations with contact details, the laws, a bibliography, a filmography and chronology of important events in euthanasia and assisted suicide. Edited by Derek Humphry, president of the Euthanasia Research and Guidance Organization (ERGO) "</p>

The Good Euthanasia Guide: Where, what, and who in choices in dying by Derek Humphry (2005-06-05)

For more than 30 years Derek Humphry has trail-blazed the right to die movement in America. He founded the Hemlock Society USA, pioneered the Oregon Death With Dignity Act, and wrote the best selling books 'Jean's Way' and 'Final Exit'. To know why he has maintained this struggle for choice in dying, against powerful religious and political forces it is necessary to understand the whole man. In this memoir he tells of his broken family, his wartime experiences as a boy in England, and rising from the lowest to the highest rungs of journalism on two continents. Today Derek is regarded as the grand old man of a euthanasia movement in which he remains deeply involved.

Good Life, Good Death: Memoir of an investigative reporter and pro-choice advocate