Some people want to cling to every precious moment of life - no matter how painful - but others believe there should be a way to choose death and put an end to suffering. Author Derek Humphry, national executive director of the Hemlock Society and a past president and board member of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies, frankly examines the option of rational suicide for the terminally ill - if and when suffering becomes unbearable. Humphry outlines the ways doctors and nurses may need to handle a patient's request for euthanasia, and gives guidance to people who may be supportive of the option.
Suggestion for "Final Exit" Page "Final Exit" in hard copy (paperback) is now in its 3rd updated edition. Also, versions compiled and spoken by the author, Derek Humphry, are now available on VHS video and DVD video (2006) www.finalexit.org