Category Archives: Dr. Oz

RELEASE: Disabililty Rights Activists from NDY and National Council on Disability Featured on Dr. Oz Assisted Suicide Show

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 Link: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8929655.htm Disability Rights Activists from Not Dead Yet and National Council on Disability Featured in Dr. Oz Segment on Assisted Suicide Members of Not Dead Yet and National Council on Disability were featured in a Dr. Oz segment on assisted suicide. Members expressed opposition to assisted suicide, but overall the segment was biased in … Continue reading RELEASE: Disabililty Rights Activists from NDY and National Council on Disability Featured on Dr. Oz Assisted Suicide Show →

Disability Activists, Assisted Suicide and the Land of Oz

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Yesterday – November 1 – the anticipated/dreaded Dr. Oz show on assisted suicide aired in most places, although syndicated shows such as Dr. Oz often play out on different dates in different locations. Disability activists Nadina LaSpina, Danny Robert, Ari Ne’eman, Julie Maury, Hope Derogatis and Bill Peace were all in the audience.  Danny Robert … Continue reading Disability Activists, Assisted Suicide and the Land of Oz →

Train Wrecks and Being Bushwacked in the Land of Oz – Bill Peace, Danny Robert and Nadina LaSpina report on the Oz Show

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As we reported last week, several NDYers and other disability activists went to the taping of the “Dr. Oz” show on assisted suicide.  We were able to share the impressions of a disabled man who is part of the Final Exit Network (FEN) who came away feeling that the staff of the show was dishonest … Continue reading Train Wrecks and Being Bushwacked in the Land of Oz – Bill Peace, Danny Robert and Nadina LaSpina report on the Oz Show →

Dr. Oz Show – A Disabled FEN Member Doesn’t Like How He Was Treated, Either

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 I hope to have some first-hand accounts up by Monday next week from NDYers and other disability activists who went to the taping of the Dr. Oz show on assisted suicide.  While extensive edits have to be done on the show to shorten it to fit available air time, all reports so far say that … Continue reading Dr. Oz Show – A Disabled FEN Member Doesn’t Like How He Was Treated, Either →

Media Alert – Looks Like “Dr. Oz” Is Planning Slanted Show on Assisted Suicide

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There’s a major problem with shows hosted by medical professionals.  On the one hand, viewers are encouraged to believe that due to the professional credentials of the host, any discussion of a complicated topic treated on that show is going to meet some kind of high professional standard. The truth is, though, that such shows … Continue reading Media Alert – Looks Like “Dr. Oz” Is Planning Slanted Show on Assisted Suicide →