On March 23, the LA Times published an editorial titled Sense and suicide, which bemoaned the damage that the Final Exit Network could do to the mainstream assisted suicide movement. From that starting point, they went on to extol the virtues of legalized assisted suicide, arguing that the expansive eligibility criteria of the FEN would … Continue reading LA Times Op-Ed: “Different assisted-suicide groups, one goal”
The Arizona Daily Star may just win the “lowest editorial standards of the year” for this year. I hope so, anyway. I’d hate to see what it would take to beat the combination of unconcern for factual accuracy and the apparent ignorance of criminal investigations in their own state. That is the only way to … Continue reading Arizona Daily Star Allows Final Exit Network Activist Free Rein in Terms of “Spin” and Outright Lies
It’s been dizzying trying to keep up with the onslaught of one-sided, sloppy, careless, misleading coverage of the Final Exit Network. It gets hard to know what to pick and where to begin. Today, though, one article jumped out through the pile of slush masquerading as journalism. It isn’t the worst example of coverage, but … Continue reading Timothy Quill on the Final Exit Network – Is He Lying Deliberately or Just Incompetent?
Yesterday (March 18), Fox5 in Atlanta, GA aired a long (over 6 minutes) piece on the Final Exit Network on the 6:00 p.m. news. A similar piece, but edited to give more in-depth coverage of the FEN activists themselves, was aired at 11:00 p.m. Although there are serious problems with the reporting overall, we’re happy … Continue reading Georgia NDY/Disability Activist on Fox5 Coverage in Atlanta – Final Exit Network
This is the transcript of my appearance on the Bax & O’Brien radio show linked last Friday. This transcript would never have happened if I had been the one who had to do it. To anyone who needs or prefers a written transcript over audio, you (and I) owe your thanks to Dawn Willis, an … Continue reading Transcript of Bax & Obrien Interview on Final Exit Network
