Final exit
The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying
by Derek Humphry · first published 1991
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I suggest looking at a book called “Final Exit.” If you are intent to do this, there is a better way to go about it, although I hope you will hang on for a better tomorrow.
on “Tell HN: Long Term Suicide Planning” ↗Can you run an ad for Final Exit [1] aimed at depressed teens? If you ask Amazon "suicide how to", you get exactly what you asked for.[2] Is that wrong? [1] https://www.amazon.com/Final-Exit-Digital-2011-Self-Delivera... [2]
on “I'm an ex-Facebook exec: don't believe what they tell you about ads” ↗…choosing to end their life is that the measure they choose be reliably effective, as an incomplete death (oxymoron?) will likely entail further suffering. The seminal reference on the topic in the US is Final Exit, by Derek Humphry. https://www.amazon.com/Final-Exit-Practicalities-Self-Delive...
on “Experts troubled by Canada’s euthanasia laws” ↗Yeah, I thought it was a reference to the DIY assisted suicide book, Final Exit.
on “Life Has Several Exits” ↗…deliberately aids, advises, or encourages another to commit suicide is guilty of a felony. It seems like prohibiting suicide advice would run afoul of the First Amendment. I bought a copy of the book Final Exit in California, and it definitely contains suicide advice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Exit
on “A teen was suicidal. ChatGPT was the friend he confided in” ↗