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Derek Humphry Quotes

1930–2025 England

Derek Humphry (29 April 1930 – 2 January 2025) was a British and American journalist, author and principal founder of the Hemlock Society. He was president of ERGO (Euthanasia Research & Guidance Org.) and chair of the advisory board of the Final Exit Network.

England
Journalists

Also known as: Final Exit

Random Derek Humphry quote

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Too soon is to waste the good aspects of life, and perhaps unkind to those who love and need you. Too late means you might lose control.

If you have to help a person die, say nothing. Let the police do their own sleuthing.

Ugh! The plastic bag! Agreed. Not very aesthetic, but not so bad with a little a little prior practice to become accustomed to it.

All I ask of persons to whom any form of euthanasia is morally repugnant is tolerance and understanding of the feelings of others who want the right to choose what happens to their bodies in a free society. To every person their own way of death.

If you are thinking of ending your life because you are depressed, or cannot cope with the pressures of this difficult world, do not use this book. … Please respect the true intentions of Final Exit: the right of a terminally ill person with unbearable suffering to know how to choose to die.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Derek Humphry (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.