Category Archives: Carol Carr

Dr. Phil: Promoting Killing People with Cognitive Disabilities – And a Close Encounter in 2002

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The first time I ever heard of Dr. Phil McGraw was in the late summer of 2002 when I got a call from one of his producers. First, she had to explain to me just who “Dr.Phil” was.  By now, anyone reading this knows his history with Oprah and his trajectory into his own show, … Continue reading Dr. Phil: Promoting Killing People with Cognitive Disabilities – And a Close Encounter in 2002 →

Carol Carr, Who Killed Two Sons, Speaks Out About Assisted Suicide, Sort Of

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For those with a comparatively long memory (long in terms of this culture, anyway), the name “Carol Carr” should ring a bell. In 2002, she shot and killed two of her adult sons as they lay in beds in a Georgia nursing home. Both had Huntington’s Chorea, a hereditary condition that results in a progressive … Continue reading Carol Carr, Who Killed Two Sons, Speaks Out About Assisted Suicide, Sort Of →