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The costs of freedom?

In the recent edition of our print magazine, we published a thoughtful essay by one of Britain’s most eminent psychiatrists, Dr Colin Brewer. In his lead article, Brewer examined suicide trends over the years and asked what difference, if any, … Continue reading

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Getting the truth from your doctor

Need to get to Dignitas for assisted suicide? You’ll need to provide some medical records. Up till now, this has worried some doctors. Under the Guidelines from the Director of Public Prosecutions, it could perhaps be interpreted as encouraging a … Continue reading

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Thinking Out Loud

Exit Newsletter is one of the main foci of this organisation. Although Five Last Acts II remains the standard publication and reference volume, it is through the newsletter-magazine that we can reach members with tips and updates. In this way, … Continue reading

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Exit in the British Medical Journal

How to Die With Dignity was the world’s first rational suicide manual for persons suffering from unbearable and unrelievable illness. This month, the BMJ, one of the world’s leading medical journals, publishes details of Exit’s work and history. It was … Continue reading

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Methods of suicide

There are two fairly distinct groups of people who consider suicide, or do end their life by suicide – the first is those who very regrettably feel unable to bear what essentially is, or should be, a temporary trauma – … Continue reading

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An unusual death by cyanide

As the organisation behind such publications as Departing Drugs and Five Last Acts II, Exit receives many queries about methods of suicide. Cyanide is one of those drugs that has been shrouded in mystery and drama since the days of World … Continue reading

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A few deep breaths of sulfide sadness – suicide gone wrong

Suicides and attempted suicides by hydrogen sulfide are rapidly outstripping gentler, safer, more peaceful, and less risky method. This week brings another two cases of ‘sulfide gone wrong.’ In the first case, a man in his 20s creates a concoction … Continue reading

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How will you die?

We are all going to do it at some point in our lives, but popular conceptions can be far from reality. Characters in soap operas, for instance, tend not only die quickly but mostly from unusual causes. In reality, most … Continue reading

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Putting it in writing

A watchdog committee has found that hundreds of people are being given inappropriate end-of-life care, and a substantial number being resuscitated against their wishes. (What follows is a lengthier article than usual, but we feel it may be of interest … Continue reading

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On this day

In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian carried out his first publicly assisted suicide, helping Janet Adkins, a 54-year-old Alzheimer’s patient from Portland, Ore., end her life in Oakland County, Michigan.

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Euthanasia and the Golden Palm

The Palme d’Or is the highest award at the world’s most important festival of cinema. Founded in 1946, it is the most prestigious and publicized film festival on the planet. And this year, the Palme d’Or was won by the … Continue reading

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