Some who agree with Not Dead Yet on assisted suicide and euthanasia issues question and even criticize our orientation toward the health care system. This isn’t a forum for exploring overall health care policy in depth, but a few basics are worth mentioning. The simple truth is that the primary mission of our nation’s for-profit … Continue reading The Problem of For-Profit Health Care Includes Long Term Care Services
It sometimes surprises people that we value humor here, but we’re grassroots activists who thrive on irreverance and an appreciation of the absurd. As we say in the introduction to the “Humor” section of our website: …we maintain that humor is a great defense in terms of our stress level, and it can be used … Continue reading Time for a Little Humor
The Associated Press presents a challenge to those of us concerned with media coverage. With the growth of electronic media and the downsizing of newsroom staffs, the Associated Press and other wire services play an increasingly dominant role in reporting stories and framing the relevant issues contained in those stories. When they get things wrong, … Continue reading AP Reporter Does Sloppy and Superficial Job on Battin Story
Today’s edition of the Daily Utah Chronicle, the student newspaper of the University of Utah, has yet another story on Battin’s study titled “Assisted suicide not more common for poor.” The reporter contacted us last week, and more of our critique is present in this article: One argument against physician-assisted suicide is that it will … Continue reading Battin, Quill Use “Research” for Political Purposes
A lot of people who support the idea of the legalization of assisted suicide claim they do so on libertarian grounds. It’s no surprise – libertarians have the same shortage of critical thinkers in their ranks that seems to be the norm across the political spectrum. Thomas Szasz is one of those exceptionally clear and … Continue reading Classic Reads: Libertarian Thomas Szasz Cuts Through the Crap on Assisted Suicide and Kevorkian
