Category Archives: assisted suicide

Disability Advocates Testify at Massachusetts Hearing on Assisted Suicide Bill

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Yesterday, in spite of short notice and a long delay in the start of the hearing, disability advocates testified in opposition to a bill that would legalize assisted suicide in Massachusetts. Testifying in the video link from NECN are Denise Karuth and Karen Schneidermann, both long time disability advocates. John Norton, diagnosed with ALS (erroneously, … Continue reading Disability Advocates Testify at Massachusetts Hearing on Assisted Suicide Bill →

Massachusetts: Assisted Suicide Bill Hearing Tomorrow – Interesting Quotes from Paul Spiers

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Last Friday, we got word that the Massachusetts legislature would be holding a hearing on an assisted suicide bill tomorrow – February 23.  Here’s the full info (received on Friday) with a link to the bill: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary of the Massachusetts General Court (state legislature) has just announced that House Bill … Continue reading Massachusetts: Assisted Suicide Bill Hearing Tomorrow – Interesting Quotes from Paul Spiers →

Alternet: Ann Neumann’s Disingenuous Complaints About the State of the Euthanasia Debate

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There’s a fresh piece from Ann Neumann on Alternet, bemoaning the way the euthanasia debate in the UK – and here in the US – has become another aspect of the “Culture Wars.”  As mentioned in an earlier post, there has been a flood of pro-euthanasia coverage in the UK.  It’s even got Ann Neumann, … Continue reading Alternet: Ann Neumann’s Disingenuous Complaints About the State of the Euthanasia Debate →

Clair Lewis: At the end of life’s tether (UK)

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There has been a lot happening in the UK in the past couple of weeks and I’ll be writing on it in the days and weeks to come.  There have been a couple of court cases, and two famous authors promoting euthanasia and assisted suicide – all of this in the UK and in a … Continue reading Clair Lewis: At the end of life’s tether (UK) →

The Guardian (UK) – Charlotte Raven: Should I take my own life?

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Honestly, a lot of what I get to read for my work is pretty dreary stuff.  Disabled people who want to kill themselves, family members who want to kill incapacitated “loved ones,” and elderly guys getting a pass from the legal system when they kill their ill wives are just some of the fun things … Continue reading The Guardian (UK) – Charlotte Raven: Should I take my own life? →