Topics: Right to Die : People
This category contains information about individuals who advocate for the right to die or who have hastened the death of another.
Crew, Reginald
Reginald Crew, a British man who suffered from motor neuron disease (also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or "Lou Gehrig's disease"), hastened his death in Switzerland with the help of Dignitas, a right to die organization.
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Crick, Nancy
In May 2002, Crick hastened her death in her Queensland, Australia home with 21 relatives, friends, and right to die activists present.
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Hofsess, John
In 1992, Hofsess founded The Right to Die Society of Canada and wrote "Requiem: Death and Dying in Canada."
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Kevorkian, Jack
Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted at least 130 deaths before being convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 10 - 25 years in prison in 1999.
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Latimer, Robert
Robert Latimer, a Saskatchewan farmer, ended the life of his 12-year daughter, Tracy, in 1993.
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Martens, Evelyn
Evelyn Martens, of British Columbia (Canada), has been charged with helping two terminally ill women, Monique Charest and Leyanne Burchell, hasten their deaths.
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Martin, Lesley
Lesley Martin described her efforts to hasten her terminally ill mother's death in "To Die Like a Dog." She has been charged with attempted murder.
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Nitschke, Philip
Dr. Philip Nitschke assisted the deaths of four people in 1996 under the now-overturned Northern Territory voluntary euthanasia law.
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