There’s a fresh piece from Ann Neumann on Alternet, bemoaning the way the euthanasia debate in the UK – and here in the US – has become another aspect of the “Culture Wars.” As mentioned in an earlier post, there has been a flood of pro-euthanasia coverage in the UK. It’s even got Ann Neumann, … Continue reading Alternet: Ann Neumann’s Disingenuous Complaints About the State of the Euthanasia Debate
While no one could have predicted Robert Yagi’s suicide, it shouldn’t really come as a surprise. Yagi was the 71-year-old-man charged with attempting to kill his wife with a flare gun loaded with a shotgun shell. According to police, he planned to kill himself after killing her. Friday’s blog entry described how that half-baked plan … Continue reading Hawaii – Robert Yagi Dead, and Assisted Suicide Advocates Continue to Exploit the Tragedy
Here are a few recent killings that have made news around the country – New Rochelle man charged with murder in ‘mercy killing’ (NY): Paul Weinstein told police that an argument with his wife ”set him off“ and that he shot her dead in their New Rochelle home after he failed to suffocate her with … Continue reading More Men in the News – Killing Ailing Wives and Calling it “Mercy”
I don’t know if there are any journalistic guidelines for using the term “mercy killing” or if reporters just make it up as they go along. A story out today marks one of the more outlandish uses of the term that I’ve seen in the press. Writing on Newsok.com, the website of the Oklahoman, Nola … Continue reading Oklahoma: Reporter labels an attempted murder as “failed mercy killing”
I’m still catching up with news and posts that came out during my unplanned hiatus. Last week, the Heresy Corner published a guest blog entry by Clair Lewis, a prominent disability rights activist in the UK. Below is the intro to “My life is unbearable – don’t fix it, just kill me“: Care staff had … Continue reading Belated blog recommendation: “My life is unbearable – don’t fix it, just kill me,” by Clair Lewis
