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Suicide by asphyxiation with a plastic bag placed over the head is a method that has been advocated by righttodie groups. Demographic comparison of final exit suicide victims n20 and. Different models of the exit bag were described in hemlock publications, and the use of helium was specified. Recently, such groups have proposed the introduction of helium into the plastic bag as a means of hastening death.
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