…made if this had been a different week than it’s been. No criticism here – Wesley zeroes in on things we either miss or don’t view as central and vice versa. It’s worth your time to go read this latest entry, what Wesley calls a “disgraceful editorial.” Two blogs have been exploring the same related topic. On October 11th, Miss CripChick wrote “A Letter to My Mom” on her site. Here’s the first paragraph: dear mother, please do not take this as sar…
…s let me know about a “new” article on research into consciousness. Wesley Smith posted his entry on an article describing the activity of researchers in the UK seeking to reduce the 40% error rate in diagnosis of persistent vegetative state. Alex Schandenberg also featured the article and commented on it. Turns out the article isn’t new, but was published in December of last year. I’m not sure how it got Wesley’s attention now instead of then. Bu…
…pted Haleigh, whose name is now Haleigh Arnett. Lessons Mislearned? Wesley Smith and Thaddeus Pope, both familiar to readers of this blog, have written in response to the Globe’s update on Haleigh. I don’t agree with some of the analyses they offer. In Wesley’s case, it’s more a matter of emphasis or perspective. My differences with Pope are more substantive. Like the Globe, Pope refers to cases like Poutre’s as “end of life” which clouds the actu…
…sted suicide so that predators have some checks on their behavior. Eleanor Smith – Not Dead Yet of Georgia Patricia Puckett – Not Dead Yet of Georgia Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle – Not Dead Yet of Georgia Linda Pogue – Georgia ADAPT Ryan Mercer Vivian Teel – ADAPT Georgia Advocacy Office Harriet Harris – Circle of Support, Inc. The Arc of Georgia Greg Harry Georgia ADAPT Not Dead Yet of Georgia National NDY is very grateful to all of the activists who mo…
…it deprived some people with disabilities equal access to suicide. Justice Smith also ordered parliament to legalize a limited form of euthanasia and she gave Gloria Taylor, one of the plaintiffs, a constitutional exemption to die by euthanasia or assisted suicide. Gloria Taylor died from natural causes on October 5, 2012. On July 13, 2012, the Hon Rob Nicholson, Attorney General of Canada, appealed the decision by Justice Smith, in the Carter cas…
