Category Archives: final exit network

Hawaii – Robert Yagi Dead, and Assisted Suicide Advocates Continue to Exploit the Tragedy

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While no one could have predicted Robert Yagi’s suicide, it shouldn’t really come as a surprise.  Yagi was the 71-year-old-man charged with attempting to kill his wife with a flare gun loaded with a shotgun shell.  According to police, he planned to kill himself after killing her.  Friday’s blog entry described how that half-baked plan … Continue reading Hawaii – Robert Yagi Dead, and Assisted Suicide Advocates Continue to Exploit the Tragedy →

Time Magazine: Nancy Gibbs Voices Concerns Over Assisted Suicide

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(note: for a variety of reasons, the comments have backed up in the moderation queue. I plan on posting backlogged comments tomorrow, with replies.) The new issue of Time Magazine has an interesting essay by Nancy Gibbs, who is a pretty mainstream journalist. What makes this interesting is that she has taken a look at … Continue reading Time Magazine: Nancy Gibbs Voices Concerns Over Assisted Suicide →

Final Exit Network: Investigation Expanding and Members Expounding (or Obscuring)

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The apparent suicide by Phyllis Hixson, in Athens County OH, is being investigated for possible involvement by members of the Final Exit Network (FEN). The group claims that no one from FEN was present. But that doesn’t matter to Hixson’s younger sister, Jerri Rosson: She blames the Final Exit Network for providing the plans and … Continue reading Final Exit Network: Investigation Expanding and Members Expounding (or Obscuring) →

Chicago NDY Visits Final Exit Network’s Annual Meeting

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(photo at right: eight disability activists in front of hotel, holding signs and surrounding bright red banner that reads: NOT DEAD YET – We Want to Live!) Last Saturday, June 6, the Final Exit Network held its annual meeting at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Schiller Park, IL, near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. Nine disability … Continue reading Chicago NDY Visits Final Exit Network’s Annual Meeting →

Breaking News: Four Final Exit Network Members Busted on “Conspiracy to Commit Murder” Charges in Arizona

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The Phoenix New Times, which was the only newspaper to cover the initial investigation into the death of Jana Van Voorhis, reports that four members of the Final Exit Network have been arrested. Van Voorhis had minor physical complaints, but had a long history of struggles with psychological and emotional issues. From the article: Maricopa … Continue reading Breaking News: Four Final Exit Network Members Busted on “Conspiracy to Commit Murder” Charges in Arizona →