Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
Minnesota conviction in Doreen Dunn case
Final Exit Network was convicted of assisting a suicide through speech alleged to have enabled the death and of interfering with a death scene. The organization was fined and ordered to pay restitution.
2009
Georgia criminal case
The organization and members were charged in connection with John Celmer's death, including under a racketeering theory. The prosecution ended after Georgia's highest court invalidated the underlying assistance statute on First Amendment grounds.
2007
Arizona prosecution over Jana Van Voorhis's death
Members were prosecuted after authorities alleged that Final Exit Network volunteers assisted the suicide of Jana Van Voorhis. The case resulted in plea agreements for two defendants, an acquittal for Lawrence Egbert, and a later misdemeanor resolution for Frank Langsner.