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Final Exit (Third Edition)

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  • Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
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  • Publisher: Delta
  • On Sale: November 26, 2002
  • Price: $17.00
  • ISBN: 978-0-385-33653-6 (0-385-33653-5)
about this book

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 sensitivity and insight, Final Exit 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 specific medications and precisely how to carry out the quickest, most peaceful way to make a final exit. Finally, the book addresses the person considering self-deliverance about alternatives and planning.

“Until there is a law which would allow physicians to help people who want a Final Exit, here is Derek Humphry’s book, fittingly named, to guide them.”--Betty Rollin, author of First, You Cry and Last Wish

“An honest, clear, compelling book.”--Dr. Frederick R. Abrams, physician and ethicist