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Health in Death: Why We Should All Favor the Ultimate Self-Determination

Growing up the word I heard most frequently linked with suicide was "cowardly," an association that seemed completely misguided. I had no difficulty imagining countless scenarios in which I would rather die than endure. To this day I believe my life will mostly likely end by my own hand. Maybe it will be next year. Maybe it will be when I'm over 100. What I know for sure is that there are degrees of suffering that I would not wish to endure, especially when suffering is more or less all that's left to me.

That, of course, is a personal choice, and I wouldn't presume to project that choice onto others. While I don't relate to people who wouldn't…

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 Health in Death: Why We Should All Favor the Ultimate Self-Determination

Brittany Maynard made national headlines with her choice to spare herself and her loved ones some of the horror that her brain cancer would otherwise inevitably have inflicted upon them. But it wasn't easy. In a country that prides itself on freedom, the U.S.A. has some backwards ideas about life and death.

The Brittany Maynard Fund

Compassion & Choices advocates for death with dignity laws in states across the country so that every American can have the sense of peace that Brittany sought – without having to entirely uproot their life. The Brittany Maynard Fund, an initiative of Compassion & Choices, will be used to advance such laws.

Assisted Suicide

For the rights of the terminal, or hopelessly physically ill, competent adult.

Compassion & Choices

Compassion & Choices is the leading nonprofit organization committed to helping everyone have the best death possible. We offer free consultation, planning resources, referrals and guidance, and across the nation we work to protect and expand options at the end of life.

Death with Dignity

The mission of the Death with Dignity National Center is to promote Death with Dignity laws based on our model legislation, the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, both to provide an option for dying individuals and to stimulate nationwide improvements in end-of-life care.

Dignitas

“DIGNITAS – To live with dignity - to die with dignity” is an association in accordance with Swiss law and was founded on 17 May 1998 at Forch (near Zurich). The organisation, which pursues no commercial interests whatsoever, has in accordance with its const- itution the objective of ensuring a life and a death with dignity for its members and of allowing other people to benefit from these values.

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

To present a united voice in presentations to governments or other organizations with respect to issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide...

Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization

The Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization (ERGO), a nonprofit educational corporation based in Oregon, USA, was founded in 1993 to improve the quality of background research and information for hastened dying for persons who are terminally or hopelessly ill and wish to end their suffering.

Euthanasia.com

Information for research on euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, living wills, mercy killing.

Exit International

Exit International is a leading end-of-life choices information & advocacy organisation.

Fast Access

Welcome to Fast Access - probably the world's largest resource of original material on voluntary euthanasia, assisted suicide, self-deliverance, living wills (advance declarations to enable you to refuse unwanted life-prolonging treatment) and related death and dying subject matter.

Not Dead Yet

Not Dead Yet is a national, grassroots disability rights group that opposes legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia as deadly forms of discrimination.

Patients Rights Council

Through its constantly updated web site, the Patients Rights Council provides accurate, credible and compelling information to people around the world. The site is used by journalists, policy makers, students, and the general public as well as by medical and legal professionals.

Pet-Loss.net

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Voluntary Euthanasia Party

The Voluntary Euthanasia Party was created to provide the choice and dignity that current legislation is denying terminally and incurably ill Australians. The party hopes to provide a clear political outlet for the overwhelming public support for voluntary euthanasia

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