As the legal controversy continues--this newly revised and updated third edition of the
landmark bestseller contains new critically important information for patients loved ones
and medical personnel.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
patient s 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 person s dying intimate private and dignified. With
deep compassion and sensitivity it spells out why a living will may not be sufficient to have
a person s 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.
