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NDY’s John Kelly Among Those Featured in Boston Globe Article on Assisted Suicide

December 15, 2022"death with dignity", assisted suicide, boston globe, court cases, end-of-life options bills, john kelly, Massachusetts, Our News & Commentary Blog, palliative careDiane Coleman

Boston Globe photo caption and credit: Disability-rights advocate John Kelly, director of Second Thoughts Massachusetts, at his Fenway apartment. The group opposes what it calls “assisted suicide.” Barry Chin/Globe Staff Voices from the ‘right to die’ debate By Robert Weisman Globe Staff,Updated December 11, 2022, 5:20 p.m. In anticipation of the upcoming reintroduction of an assisted … Continue reading NDY’s John Kelly Among Those Featured in Boston Globe Article on Assisted Suicide →

John Kelly Letter Published In Boston Globe

September 7, 2021"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, boston globe, end-of-life options bills, john kelly, letters to the editor, Massachusetts, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, Boston Globe, death with dignity, John Kelly, Letter to the EditorDiane Coleman

Push for assisted suicide raises questions over disability rights September 7, 2021 In response to an essay on the Victorian fantasy of a peaceful death, two letter writers (“Beyond the fantasy of a gentle death,” Aug. 29) called on the state Legislature to pass the proposed assisted suicide bill. Paula Bacon and Molly DeHaas Walsh describe … Continue reading John Kelly Letter Published In Boston Globe →

John Kelly’s Excellent Op-Ed in the Boston Globe

January 17, 2018"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, boston globe, john kelly, Massachusetts, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, John Kelly, Massachusetts, op-edDiane Coleman

The Mass. Legislature must say ‘no’ to assisted suicide Image description: fead and shoulders photo of while man with short hair and glasses, with a sip-and-puff wheelchair control near his chin. IN A COMPLETE ABOUT-FACE, in early December, the Massachusetts Medical Society gave state legislators the nod to enact dangerous public policy that puts my … Continue reading John Kelly’s Excellent Op-Ed in the Boston Globe →

Three MDs weigh in on assisted suicide

October 5, 2012assisted suicide, Ballot Question 2, boston globe, medical issues, medical killings, op-ed, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

Today’s Boston Globe has two letters by doctors who are opposed to legalization of assisted suicide – and are responding to a glowing endorsement of assisted suicide by Marcia Angell, MD, in an op-ed published in the paper on September 29. The letters to the Globe are at this link, but can’t be accessed directly … Continue reading Three MDs weigh in on assisted suicide →

‘Second Thoughts’ Director John Kelly in Boston Globe Article on Assisted Suicide Referendum

April 30, 2012advocacy, assisted suicide, boston globe, disability activists, john kelly, Massachusetts, media bias, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, referendum, Second ThoughtsStephen Drake

Yesterday’s (April 29) edition of the Boston Globe featured a long article about some of the issues and players central to November elections in Massachusetts when voters will decide whether or not to legalize assisted suicide in their state. The good news is that John Kelly, director of Second Thoughts – people with disabilities opposed … Continue reading ‘Second Thoughts’ Director John Kelly in Boston Globe Article on Assisted Suicide Referendum →