Breaking News: NH Hampshire House Rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
This was expected, but it’s still feels good to see it happen. The vote was 242-113. You can read the AP report here.
Category Archives: assisted suicide
A Disability Perspective on the Issue of Physician Assisted Suicide – Disability and Health Journal
Several blogs wrote about this issue late last month when a press release announced the publication of an issue of the Disability and Health Journal dedicated to articles on assisted suicide and disability. I held back from announcing the issue on this blog for one very important reason: A snafu resulted in the press release … Continue reading A Disability Perspective on the Issue of Physician Assisted Suicide – Disability and Health Journal
Montana Supreme Court Decision: A Non-Lawyer’s First Reaction
First, the Supreme Court Opinion in its entirety can be found at this site in PDF format. As to a “constitutional right” and assisted suicide – the court avoided giving a ruling on that at all (but in doing so voided the lower court finding in that regard). Instead, through some strange permutations in finding … Continue reading Montana Supreme Court Decision: A Non-Lawyer’s First Reaction
Montana – What Others Are Saying
I’ve been struggling through the decision by the Montana Supreme Court in Baxter v. Montana. I’m still trying to get my head around the implications of the specific wording used in the decision – a decision which states there is nothing that currently prohibits physician-assisted suicide in Montana law right now (in the court’s interpretation). … Continue reading Montana – What Others Are Saying
“Celebrate Life” Blasts Two Opponents of Assisted Suicide
Celebrate Life is the magazine of the American Life League. I think this is the first time this blog has linked to anything from the publication. The magazine has just published a short article by John Mallon that has been emailed to me from three different sources – all of them apparently thinking it’s a … Continue reading “Celebrate Life” Blasts Two Opponents of Assisted Suicide