Category Archives: assisted suicide

Disability Activists “Greet” Euthanasia Activist in San Francisco

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This just in from Marilyn Golden, Policy Analyst at Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF): (The date for the events below was November 10, 2009) On Tuesday morning, three anti-assisted suicide advocates from the San Francisco Bay Area disability community, Paul Longmore, Walter Park, and myself came to the San Francisco Buddhist Center (which … Continue reading Disability Activists “Greet” Euthanasia Activist in San Francisco →

Blog Recommendation: William Peace on UK “interim” Guidelines on Swiss Suicide Tourists

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I’ll be writing more on my own next week on this, but the Director of of Public Prosecutions in the UK issued his long-awaited “interim guidelines” on prosecutions in cases of friends/family assisting family members traveling to Switzerland to commit suicide. William Peace at Bad Cripple writes that the guidelines are a slam dunk for … Continue reading Blog Recommendation: William Peace on UK “interim” Guidelines on Swiss Suicide Tourists →

It’s Suicide Prevention Week – Except for Old, Ill and Physically Disabled People

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I’m not sure how many people are aware of this, but we are nearing the end of National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 6-12). In fact, today – September 10 – is World Suicide Prevention Day. For readers of this blog, it might have been easy to miss this important week. After all, there have been … Continue reading It’s Suicide Prevention Week – Except for Old, Ill and Physically Disabled People →

Blog Bonanza: Montana and Assisted Suicide

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Last week, this blog devoted some space to the oral arguments held at the Montana Supreme Court over a lower court’s finding of a “constitutional right” to assisted suicide for “terminally ill” people. Since then, there has been surprisingly little discussion about the decision being awaited in Montana. Nevertheless, some people have been moved to … Continue reading Blog Bonanza: Montana and Assisted Suicide →

Belated blog recommendation: “My life is unbearable – don’t fix it, just kill me,” by Clair Lewis

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I’m still catching up with news and posts that came out during my unplanned hiatus. Last week, the Heresy Corner published a guest blog entry by Clair Lewis, a prominent disability rights activist in the UK. Below is the intro to “My life is unbearable – don’t fix it, just kill me“: Care staff had … Continue reading Belated blog recommendation: “My life is unbearable – don’t fix it, just kill me,” by Clair Lewis →