SYDNEY, Australia, Aug 21, 2001 (LSN.ca) – Australian media are reporting that the Canadian Right to Die Network is exporting a how-to guide to suicide along with a specially designed plastic bag for self-suffocation. Made in Ottawa, the bags are marketed for $30 (US) and offered along with a book on suicide drugs for $16 (US). An advertisement for the suicide kit notes that the “exit bag”, to be used for “self-deliverance”, is made of “clear strong industrial plastic” with “an adjustable collar (with elastic sewn into the back and a six-inch Velcro strip in front) for a snug but comfortable fit.” Anti-euthanasia activist Wesley Smith ordered one of the suicide kits and said it was delivered to him through the mail “in a plain white envelope and with no questions asked”. Euthanasia activists in Australia back the sale of the suicide kits. LifeSite reported last year that a ‘how-to commit suicide with a plastic bag’ video, produced by Hemlock Society co-founder Derek Humphry, was aired on cable television in Hawaii and Oregon. Following the programs deaths resulting from suffocation in the manner described were reported. The website of the Canadian Right to Die Network, (deathnet) boasts of the exit bag’s history. For more see Australia News Limited at: https://news.com.au/common/printpage/0,6093,2634803,00.html See the history of the “exit bag” directly from the Canadian Right to Die Network: https://www.rights.org/deathnet/baginfo.html