Category Archives: Compassion & Choices

Barbara Mancini Case: Compassion & Choices Uses the Case as Opportunity to Launch “Legal Defense” Fundraising Drive

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For those unfamiliar with the charges against Barbara Mancini regarding her role in the death of her father, please check our previous coverage here, here and here. The latest news on the case is that Mancini is still facing assisted suicide charges and awaiting a judge’s decision on a petition to dismiss the case. Beyond … Continue reading Barbara Mancini Case: Compassion & Choices Uses the Case as Opportunity to Launch “Legal Defense” Fundraising Drive →

Attorney Anne Studholme on New Jersey “Dom Time” Show Opposite NY C&C Director David Leven

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On May 14, NDY’s attorney in New Jersey, Anne Studholme, squared off against New York Compassion & Choices Director David Leven on New Jersey’s “Dom Time” show, a news and call-in show hosted and moderated by Dom Giordano. We first got to know Studholme when she represented NDY, ADAPT, NCIL, AAPD, NSCIA, Center for Self-Determination … Continue reading Attorney Anne Studholme on New Jersey “Dom Time” Show Opposite NY C&C Director David Leven →

Exec. Director of American Humanist Assoc. Echoes Compassion and Choices’ Exploitation of Elderly Homicide/Suicides

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Roy Speckhardt, Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, published an essay today – April 16 – on Huffington Post.  His essay uses the tragedies of elderly suicide/homicides to build a case of assisted suicide, a tactic which will be familiar to readers of this blog.  Here’s an excerpt from his essay, titled “Getting the … Continue reading Exec. Director of American Humanist Assoc. Echoes Compassion and Choices’ Exploitation of Elderly Homicide/Suicides →

NDY Activists Leaflet Justice Action Center (NY Law School) Featuring Opponents Discussing “Disability Concerns” Without Including Disability Rights Activists to Speak for Ourselves

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Last Friday, three disability activists in New York City went to the Justice Action Center at the NY Law School to distribute flyers protesting the way in which a symposium on “Freedom of Choice at the End of Life” handled “issues of concern” that people with disabilities have with proponents of assisted suicide (and other … Continue reading NDY Activists Leaflet Justice Action Center (NY Law School) Featuring Opponents Discussing “Disability Concerns” Without Including Disability Rights Activists to Speak for Ourselves →

PBS Airs Frontline “The Suicide Plan” – Immediate Reactions and Impressions

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On Tuesday, November 14, PBS aired the Frontline segment “The Suicide Plan” – which focused on the “assisted suicide underground.” It’s hard for me to judge how this show would have struck the average viewer.  I know I need to force myself to review the show for a deeper reaction than I can offer right … Continue reading PBS Airs Frontline “The Suicide Plan” – Immediate Reactions and Impressions →