The latest move by euthanasia activists in the U.K. is a proposal to extend immunity from prosecution to family members taking terminally ill or disabled people to Switzerland for assistance in committing suicide. Jane Campbell (Baroness Campbell of Surbiton) has written a concise attack on the rationale for granting such immunity in today’s edition of … Continue reading UK: Jane Campbell – “Assisted dying: not in our name”
The apparent suicide by Phyllis Hixson, in Athens County OH, is being investigated for possible involvement by members of the Final Exit Network (FEN). The group claims that no one from FEN was present. But that doesn’t matter to Hixson’s younger sister, Jerri Rosson: She blames the Final Exit Network for providing the plans and … Continue reading Final Exit Network: Investigation Expanding and Members Expounding (or Obscuring)
On Monday, June 8, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an op-ed by bioethicist Art Caplan. Expressing his concern over the news that Al Pacino plans to play Jack Kevorkian in a movie for HBO, Caplan thought it was time to do some preemptive truth-telling about Jack Kevorkian. His commentary is titled “The truth: Kevorkian was less … Continue reading Phil. Inquirer: Art Caplan Delivers Some Truth About Kevorkian, But Misses (or Evades) His Real Impact on Assisted Suicide Movement
(photo at right: eight disability activists in front of hotel, holding signs and surrounding bright red banner that reads: NOT DEAD YET – We Want to Live!) Last Saturday, June 6, the Final Exit Network held its annual meeting at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Schiller Park, IL, near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. Nine disability … Continue reading Chicago NDY Visits Final Exit Network’s Annual Meeting
Last week, Diane Coleman and I attended and participated in the Second International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, put on by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC). We were optimistic about attending based on our experiences with Alex Schadenberg, E.D. of EPC. We attended an event of EPC last year in Winnipeg with members of … Continue reading Is a Coalition Possible? – The Jury is Still Out
