Do It Yourself

“This is something 60 to 70 percent of the public supports. It’s not something crazy,” says Derek Humphry, 69, the author of Final Exit, a suicide how-to book. “There is undoubtedly a hunger for this type of information.” Humphrey’s manual has sold more than a million copies in 12 languages, but to help spread the concept further, he has made a video version of the book. Some are upset that a Eugene, Ore., public-access cable TV station has agreed to air the video. “I think it’s reckless,” says a spokeswoman for the Portland-based Compassion in Dying Federation. (AP) ...And it sure can’t be good for the station’s long-term ratings.