To be honest, the letter from Katie Densley in the Spokesman-Review on Sunday didn’t surprise me at all. That is, the content of the letter didn’t surprise me. The fact that her letter was published did surprise me. I suspect there are more stories like hers in Washington – and even more in Oregon. But … Continue reading Washington State: Grieving Relative Compares Legally Scheduled Suicide to Execution
Remember George Exoo? Check out the link above for a reminder. He’s the founder of the “Compassionate Chaplaincy” and claims to have aided in over 100 suicides. According to the documentary by Jon Ronson, “Reverend Death,” Exoo’s phone number was given out by other so-called “right to die” groups – if the caller was someone … Continue reading George Exoo Resurfaces – Plans for Swiss-like “suicide tourism” at death house in North Carolina?
Today – August 24, 2010 – The US Human Rights Network (USHRN) published a compilation of 26 stakeholder reports in response to the report on domestic human rights submitted by the US State Department to the United Nations Human Rights Council. From the press release of the USHRN announcing the stakeholder reports: The report on … Continue reading NDY Concerns Included in US Human Rights Network Stakeholder Reports to UN Human Rights Council
From Diane Coleman, president and founder of Not Dead Yet: Paul was one of a few disability rights activists and thinkers who changed my life in the 1980’s. He lived in Los Angeles then, and I was brand new to the movement, just finishing law school and joining my first CIL board. He often wrote … Continue reading Diane Coleman Remembers Paul Longmore
Elenor Schoen has written a good analysis of the recent efforts of Compassion and Choices (aka “Conflation and Con Jobs”) in several states in the National Catholic Register. I recommend reading the whole article, titled “Selling Assisted Suicide, State by State,” but I’ll share the last part of the article, devoted to disability concerns, as … Continue reading NDY Organizer Bob Liston Quoted in “Selling Assisted Suicide” in National Catholic Register
