Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Delieverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying

Final exit is intended to be read by mature adolt who is suffering from a terminal illness and is considering the option of rational suicide if and when suffering becomes unbearable. It also gives guidance to those who might be supportive of this option. For the first time in published literature the ways in which doctors and nurses may need to handle a patient's request for euthanasia are outlined. The author writes from personal experience and from 12 years as national executive director of the Hemlock Society.