The original publication of Final Exit stunned the nation by offering people with terminal illness a choice on how - and when - to end their suffering. It helped thousands by giving clear instructions to doctors nurses and families on how to handle a patients request for euthanasia.In the wake of court cases and legislative mandates this revised and updated third edition goes far beyond the original to provide new information about the legality of euthanasia and assisted suicide and a thoughtful examination of the personal issues involved. It has become the essential source to help loved ones and supportive doctors remain within existing laws and keep a persons dying intimate private and dignified.With deep compassion and sensitivity it spells out why a living will may not be sufficient to have a persons wishes carried out - and what document is a better alternative. It updates where to get proper drugs and exactly how to carry out the quickest most peaceful way to make a final exit. Finally it gently talks to a person considering self-deliverance about alternatives planning and the means to make every death a "good death" at our time of greatest need.ADDENDUM: Any method of hastened death can be improved upon with experience and observation. This 2009 Addendum updates the latest third edition of the book Final Exit. Refinement to the helium bag techniques the latest news on the production and sale of barbiturates and sensitive guidance on the moment of death are all included. This guidance is for the possible use by a terminally or hopelessly ill competent adult who wishes to avoid further unrelieved pain and distress.   ... >>