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Everything has been going right for Tash Drujinin of late.A few months ago the 29-year-old landed a stable job in the financial services sector. When many thousands were being laid off with the pandemic, she was made permanent and the security meant she could finally pay of
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Four members of an assisted suicide network have been arrested in Georgia on charges that they helped a man end his life. The ar
stanley cup rests came after an undercover agent posing as a terminally ill man was taken through the steps that would lead to his death by Ted Goodwin, president of the Final Exit Network.When Goodwin, 63, allegedly showed how he would
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stanley us tion with the death of John Celmer, 58, in June 2008. Celmer was suffering from cancer of the throat and mouth, but some members of his family found the death to be suspicious. Goodwin and Claire Behr, another member of the group arrested on Wednesday, were present when Celmer died.Jerry Dincin, vice-president of the 3,000-member Final Exit Network, said that the group did not actively participate in suicides. We observe. We hold hands. We offer psychological support, he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Our policies forbid any direct involvement. But prosecutors in Georgia said that the group did not verify the undercover agent s claim that he had cancer.If found guilty the defendants face up to five years in prison for assisting a suicide, three years for tampering with evidence and a possible 20 years for violating Georgia s anti-racketeering act.Explore more on these topicsUS newsAssisted dyingne
