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Arizona Daily Star Allows Final Exit Network Activist Free Rein in Terms of “Spin” and Outright Lies

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…um standard. See, Wettstein carefully avoided mentioning the death of Jana van Voorhis, who committed suicide with the assistance of FEN members in 2007. Voorhis had minor physical ailments, but had struggled for years with emotional and psychiatric issues. Her death has been under investigation since August 2007, and that investigation is now part of the multi-state effort to examine FEN and its activities. But the Arizona Daily Star never covere…

Chicago NDY Visits Final Exit Network’s Annual Meeting

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…s there. He practically ran away when asked if he wanted to comment on Jan Van Voorhis, a woman in Arizona who allegedly died with the “help” of FEN. Van Voorhis had no serious physical health issues, but a long history with depression and other emotional issues. It was pretty clear that they did not expect anyone to show up from outside – these folks somehow believe that email lists are actually private. No press showed up – it’s hard to get Chic…

Big News: Final Exit Network Activist Enters Guilty Plea in Arizona – Agrees to Testify Against Other Defendants

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…g: Readers may remember our story on the so-called “assisted case” of Jana Van Voorhis, a 58-year-old Phoenix woman who died mysteriously in her bed in the spring of 2007. It was a particularly sad and bizarre yarn (even by our standards), and had a slew of dicey legal and ethical issues wrapped inside of it. One of our key interviews in the piece was with Wye Hale-Rowe, then 79, a retired family therapist and great-grandmother who now lives in Mi…

Georgia: Grand Jury Indicts Four Members of Final Exit Network on Multiple Counts

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…ne of four Final Exit Network members indicted following the death of Jana Van Voorhis. The cases against the three other defendants are still pending. Van Voorhis was found dead in her home on April 15, 2007 and an autopsy showed she died from helium asphyxiation. However, authorities say Van Voorhis was not terminally ill at the time and suffered from mental-health issues and depression. This, of course, doesn’t tell the whole story. As reported…

Four in “Final Exit Network” Arrested in Georgia Sting Operation

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…out the suspected involvement of members of the group in the death of Jana Van Voorhis, who struggled with issues related to depression for many years. Yesterday, the county attorney in charge of the Van Voorhis case announced it is now on the “front burner.” Further, that case is now part of a national investigation spanning six states. This investigation could get to look like kicking over a rock – lots of ugly crawly things squirming to get awa…