We Support The Human Right To A Death With Dignity
We hold that mentally competent adults who suffer from a terminal illness, intractable physical pain, chronic or progressive physical disabilities, or who face loss of autonomy and selfhood through dementia, have a basic human right to choose to end their lives when they judge their quality of life to be unacceptable.
2023 Annual Report
FEN’s inaugural annual report is now online!
FEN’s Pioneering Research Published in Mortality Journal
FEN published first-of-its-kind research in the journal, Mortality, examining personal characteristics of adults faced with intractable suffering who are choosing to end their lives. Adding to data collected in states with medical aid in dying (MAID) on why patients choose to end their own lives, Final Exit Network asks applicants to complete a questionnaire about their background, spiritual beliefs, source of moral authority, and perceived locus of control. Comparing applicants’ responses to those of the general US population shows divergences that help paint a broader portrait of individuals seeking to hasten their deaths, and explores the possible connection between how many of them find meaning and how they approach the choice to die. Read the article here:
https://www.tandfonline.com/do
Time For A Reminder Of Your Membership Benefits!
- Continued education on your rights through our quarterly magazine.
- Invitations to webinars on topics such as VSED and choosing a healthcare representative.
- Invitations to online Chosen Death Forums and in-person End of Life Workshops.
- Our Surrogate Consultant who is available to provide expert advice to you and/or your healthcare representative when your Advance Directive (AD) is not being honored by medical staff. If issues are not resolved, our attorney will intervene at no cost.
- Free registration of your Advance Directive in the U.S. Advance Care Plan Registry.
- FEN’s Advance Directive for Dementia which provides a vehicle for addressing specific directions in case of a dementia diagnosis.
FEN Research Published in Journal of Death and Dying
Final Exit Network has published an article in OMEGA – Journal of Death and Dying on our initial findings in an ongoing study examining the reasoning and values people bring to the questions of if and when they might choose to end their lives.
FEN’S New Surrogate Consulting Service
Are you having trouble getting an Advance Directive honored, either for yourself or as Surrogate for a loved one? Help is now just a phone call away. FEN’s new Surrogate Consultant will let you know your rights, walk you through your options, and offer guidance on how to proceed. This is a no-cost FEN service designed to help you enforce the Advance Directive of the patient. Click here for more details and contact information.
How We Can Help
Our services are free and are offered nationwide.
Our guides travel to you and educate you on personal choices.
We believe no one should suffer a traumatic death, and we will do our best – within the limits of each state’s laws – to educate you on your alternatives.
Our guides travel to you and educate you on your personal choices. You must, however, be able to competently choose, as well as be able to effect your exit.
Our Exit Guide Service responds to phone requests for information within 48 hours.
