Chapter
Right-to-Die Organizations (IN: Suicide Prevention: Resources for the Millennium, edited by D Lester)
Girsh F~~Bonacci M
The first part of this chapter is an essay about the founding of the Hemlock Society & its current activities. The second part of the chapter discusses the group, Compassion in Dying which provides information, consultation, & emotional support to terminally ill, mentally competent adults who are considering how their lives should end. (17 refs.)