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Derek Humphry

British-American euthanasia activist (1930-2025) · United States · On the map · Activists · Died at 94

Derek Humphry was a British and American journalist and author. He was a proponent of legal assisted suicide and the right to die. In 1980 he co-founded the Hemlock Society and in 2004 after the Society dissolved, he co-founded Final Exit Network.

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From 1988 to 1990 he was president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies. As of 2007 he was the president of the Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization (ERGO).

Country
United States
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2025 · aged 94

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