Last week, I was on vacation and was fairly successful at staying away from work stuff, except for what was necessary in getting the NY Times Letter out. Since the time it was made public, I’ve been contacted by a lot of people – through the blog, email and facebook – wanting to get added … Continue reading Catching Up – Followup on Singer, Etc.
Today, a letter has been sent out via postal mail to Gerald Marzoratti, Editor of the New York Times Magazine. The letter conveys complaints about the content of the magazine’s recent essay, “Why Must Ration Health Care,” which offers up people with disabilities as sacrifices in the efforts to rein in health care costs. The … Continue reading Peter Singer in NY Times Magazine: Disability Community Responds!
As readers of this blog might remember, last May I was confronted by a representative of Lyndon LaRouche’s organization at an anti-euthanasia conference. I felt compelled to address his rather shrill attack on what he termed Obama’s “Hitler Health Care” from the podium and followed up the next day. Since then, it seems a lot … Continue reading Health Care Reform Hysteria – and My Own Version of Reality
Earlier this month, I shared the story of the fight to save the life of Gary E. Harvey. His wife, Sara, has been in a battle with the Chemung County Attorney over guardianship and an imminent threat to have her husband’s feeding tube removed. There is some good news to report, although the fight is … Continue reading Update: (NYS) Chemung County Attorney Withdraws Request to Remove Gary Harvey’s Feeding Tube
(note: for a variety of reasons, the comments have backed up in the moderation queue. I plan on posting backlogged comments tomorrow, with replies.) The new issue of Time Magazine has an interesting essay by Nancy Gibbs, who is a pretty mainstream journalist. What makes this interesting is that she has taken a look at … Continue reading Time Magazine: Nancy Gibbs Voices Concerns Over Assisted Suicide
