Other Uses For Suicide Hoods

Well, in my more cynical moments, I might have had a chuckle at a child molester using a suicide hood to kill himself. I guess he thought going to prison wasn't really good for that "quality of life" pro-deather argument.

Tumwater Child Molester Kills Himself With Plastic Bag and Helium "Exit Hood"

​If you're going to off yourself, science says there's no better way than strapping a plastic bag over your head and pumping helium into your lungs. It is the preferred method of the controversial assisted-suicide group The Final Exit Network, and, according to the latest academic research, it is "is potentially quick and appears painless." It's also cheap, with the "exit hood" kit retailing for a mere $60 online. The latest poster child for the process is Richard Luckett, a 44-year-old Tumwater man who was expected to plead guilty to two counts of child molestation later this week. Thanks an exit hood, it looks like Luckett is definitely going to miss that court date. more

"Death Granny" Loses Her "Exit Kits" To The Feds

Well, the Feds have finally caught up with the 91-year-old granny who was selling suicide kits on the internet. Oregon got all huffy because the state wanted to corner the market on medicalized killing, is about to pass legislation about it, and now granny's kits are in the hands of the authorities.

Raid on US 'suicide kit' seller Sharlotte Hydorn, 91

A 91-year-old Californian woman who sells kits to help people end their lives says her home has been raided by federal agents.

Sharlotte Hydorn said they took away her computers, sewing kits and boxes of what she calls "exit kits", the Associated Press reported. more

Assisted Suicide Hypocrisy In Oregon

Oregon lawmakers have sanctimoniously voted to ban the sale of a suicide mask kit available on the internet. Oh, yes, this is a state where assisted suicide is legal. Go figure . . .

Suicide Kits Under Fire as Oregon Proposes Ban of Sale

Oregon senators have unanimously voted in favor of passing a bill that would ban the sale or marketing of suicide kits.

The vote came in response to a 29-year-old Oregonian named Nick Klonoski who used a suicide kit to end his life in December. Klonoski ordered the simple kit, which contained a hood and tube, through the mail. more

Oregon Moves Forward To Ban Suicide Kits

Oregon seems hell-bent on banning the suicide kits like one which had helped an Oregon woman commit assisted suicide. Why? Oregon wants the state to be the sole killer, that's why.

Bill outlawing ‘suicide kits’ clears committee

Intentionally selling or transferring “any substance or an object” to another, knowing that the person intends to use it to commit suicide, would be illegal under Senate Bill 376, which cleared the state Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday and could reach the Senate floor sometime next week. more

Popular Pro-Deather Suicide Hood Draws Criticism

This report looks at the pro-deathers marketing the "suicide hood" that Oregon is currently trying to ban.

Local senior's "suicide kit" business ignites controversy

Controversy is brewing over a so-called "suicide kit" you can buy by mail, and a 91-year-old San Diego County woman is at the heart of it.

For the past four years, she has sold "helium hoods": a service that has generated considerable opposition. That opposition is continuing to grow, following the death of a young man who purchased one of those kits from an El Cajon senior to help take his own life.

But the woman behind this growing business says she is providing a valuable service. more