Playboy Interview: Derek Humphry

Playboy Interview: Derek HumphryIf Derek Humphry and his growing number of followers have their way, doctors could play a new role in our culture. In addition to fighting disease and providing care, they could end lives-on purpose. They could inject patients with lethal doses of drugs and stand by while the drugs take effect, making certain that the patient dies comfortably.Humphry, founder of the National Hemlock Society, believes in active euthanasia-the mercy killing of people suffering the f...