All posts by Stephen Drake

New Hampshire Poised to Redefine “Terminally Ill” – to PWDs and others for Assisted Suicide Eligibility

assisted suicide, legislation, New Hampshire, Our News & Commentary Blog, policy, reality check

Well, advocates for assisted suicide in New Hampshire can say – with a straight face – that the bill they’ve introduced is limited to people with “terminal conditions.” The trick, of course, is that they’ve come up with a new and expansive definition of “terminal condition.” How expansive? Here’s a link to HB 304 – … Continue reading New Hampshire Poised to Redefine “Terminally Ill” – to PWDs and others for Assisted Suicide Eligibility →

Great News: Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen’s Home Care to Resume Monday (Feb. 2, 2009)

activism, advocacy, als, Canada, Our News & Commentary Blog, palliative care, policy

Several news sources, including the Canadian Press and CTV.ca, are reporting that Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen’s home care will resume this coming Monday (February 2, 2009). As I said, there are several reports, but it’s only fitting to highlight the Sudbury Star article by Carol Mulligan. Mulligan originally broke this story and continued to push it into … Continue reading Great News: Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen’s Home Care to Resume Monday (Feb. 2, 2009) →

Maryland Disability Law Center Opposes HB 30

"end of life", advance directives, advocacy, cfilc, dredf, MDLC, Our News & Commentary Blog, policy

Yesterday, January 27, the Health & Governmental Operations Committee met in Maryland over the fate of HB 30, one of those innocuous-sounding bills with not-so-innocuous details buried within them. (apologies, but the link to the bill is to a pdf file) In this case, the bill is titled “AN ACT concerning Health – Terminal Condition … Continue reading Maryland Disability Law Center Opposes HB 30 →

Canada: MPP Gelinas Hopeful Help is on the Way for Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen (Sudbury Star)

advocacy, als, aspergers, Canada, neglect, Our News & Commentary Blog, palliative care

The latest on Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen: MPP hopeful help is on way From the story: For the last three weeks, Mettinen-Kekalainen has taken her fight with the CCAC public in media interviews — even going as far as staging a brief hunger strike to protest the fact she has not been receiving home care. The CCAC … Continue reading Canada: MPP Gelinas Hopeful Help is on the Way for Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen (Sudbury Star) →

Mike Ervin: Ruben Navarro and Rethinking Donation of My Organs

crime and punishment, mike ervin, NSCIA, organ donation, Our News & Commentary Blog, Ruben Navarro

Most of the time when I find something online that’s relevant to the NDY blog, I pull out an excerpt and point people back to the original article. First, because it’s written by Mike Ervin, who has written pieces featured in our humor section. This piece isn’t exactly humor, but it’s something that fits with … Continue reading Mike Ervin: Ruben Navarro and Rethinking Donation of My Organs →