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Archived Audio and Transcript for Diane Rehm Show with Stephen Drake, Frank Bruni, Joanne Lynn and Mickey MacIntyrye on Assisted Suicide Online NOW!

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Yesterday’s (August 13) Diane Rehm Show has both audio and a transcript available online now. If you missed the discussion, please check  it out.  Among topics discussed: conflation of high morphine doses in hospice with the barbiturates used in assisted suicide; the ways in which the term “end of life” has expanded beyond usefulness – … Continue reading Archived Audio and Transcript for Diane Rehm Show with Stephen Drake, Frank Bruni, Joanne Lynn and Mickey MacIntyrye on Assisted Suicide Online NOW! →

Diane Coleman Op-ed In NJ Trenton Times: N.J. assisted suicide proposal is dangerous prescription

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On August 10th, the New Jersey Trenton Times published an op-ed by Not Dead Yet President and CEO Diane Coleman.  Below is an excerpt from her op-ed, titled “N.J. assisted suicide proposal is dangerous prescription“: As one of countless disabled people who have survived a terminal prediction based on a faulty diagnosis, I can’t help … Continue reading Diane Coleman Op-ed In NJ Trenton Times: N.J. assisted suicide proposal is dangerous prescription →

NDY Research Analyst Stephen Drake in NY Times Frank Bruni Column on Aug. 10 and on Diane Rehm Show Aug. 13

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In case anyone missed it, Frank Bruni’s column in the NY Times on Saturday, August 10 featured comments from yours truly.  The subject was the possible prosecution of 57-year-old Barbara Mancini regarding her alleged assistance in her 93-year-old father’s suicide – although suicide attempt might be more accurate. Here’s an excerpt from one of the … Continue reading NDY Research Analyst Stephen Drake in NY Times Frank Bruni Column on Aug. 10 and on Diane Rehm Show Aug. 13 →

Marilyn Golden in Sacramento Bee: Assisted Suicide Fraught with Consequences

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On Sunday, July 14th, the Sacramento Bee published an excellent op-ed by Marilyn Golden countering a previously published piece promoting assisted suicide.  Here’s an excerpt from her response essay, titled “Assisted suicide fraught with consequences“: Efforts to legalize assisted suicide have been attempted in California three times, each time failing due to broad bipartisan opposition … Continue reading Marilyn Golden in Sacramento Bee: Assisted Suicide Fraught with Consequences →

Maine: Lewiston Sun Journal – “Bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide has troubling aspects” by Michael Reynolds

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This is the newspaper’s mini-bio for Mike Reynolds: Michael Reynolds of Lewiston is a writer and Web designer for Ability Maine, a disability rights website funded by Resources Organizing for Social Change, a nonprofit based in Monroe. He is a long-time activist and was born with cerebral palsy. To add to that – Mike has … Continue reading Maine: Lewiston Sun Journal – “Bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide has troubling aspects” by Michael Reynolds →