To be honest, the letter from Katie Densley in the Spokesman-Review on Sunday didn’t surprise me at all. That is, the content of the letter didn’t surprise me. The fact that her letter was published did surprise me. I suspect there are more stories like hers in Washington – and even more in Oregon. But … Continue reading Washington State: Grieving Relative Compares Legally Scheduled Suicide to Execution
On September 1, the Missoulian published a story that is becoming all-too-familiar, titled “Fire investigation reveals ‘mercy killing in Libby“: An investigation into a house fire in northwestern Montana took a grisly turn when authorities discovered the elderly couple living there were involved in a murder-suicide that police say was meant to be a mercy … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Advocates Advance Exploitation of Elderly Murder/Suicides for Political Gain
Elenor Schoen has written a good analysis of the recent efforts of Compassion and Choices (aka “Conflation and Con Jobs”) in several states in the National Catholic Register. I recommend reading the whole article, titled “Selling Assisted Suicide, State by State,” but I’ll share the last part of the article, devoted to disability concerns, as … Continue reading NDY Organizer Bob Liston Quoted in “Selling Assisted Suicide” in National Catholic Register
Last week, I happened to be watching The Ed Show on MSNBC. Thankfully, the host – who I think is trying to be a liberal imitation of Sean Hannity – was on vacation. Christopher Hayes, Washington editor of The Nation, was subbing for the regular host. I was kind of paying half-attention, getting ready for … Continue reading Using and Promoting Change of Language to Make the Objectionable Acceptable
Good news and appropriate headline from the Hartford Courant: No Appeal in ‘Aid in Dying’ Case I’d like to think that the editors at the paper used the scare quotes on purpose. Superior Court Judge Julia Aurigemma consistently framed the term that way in her decision to dismiss the case. The article gives an indication … Continue reading Connecticut: No Appeal in ‘Aid in Dying’ Case
