Category Archives: assisted suicide

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Columnist Asks All the Wrong Questions About Lessons to be Learned from Final Exit Network

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It’s hard to know just where to begin with the pile of mush published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution yesterday by columnist Jay Bookman. “Time to pull suicide debate out of the shadows” starts out promisingly enough, accurately describes the practices and “eligibility” criteria necessary to get “help” from Final Exit Network. That puts him way … Continue reading Atlanta Journal-Constitution Columnist Asks All the Wrong Questions About Lessons to be Learned from Final Exit Network →

Blog recommendation – Disability Prejudice and Civil Rights Watch

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Alison at Disability Prejudice and Civil Rights Watch has been following the story of the Final Exit Network arrests/investigation. She gave a “shout out” to this blog regarding the coverage (or mis-coverage) of the radical arm of the “Right to Die” movement. In addition, she has her own observations to share, and I encourage others … Continue reading Blog recommendation – Disability Prejudice and Civil Rights Watch →

Time Magazine Article Misrepresents Final Exit Network and Who They “Help”

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Yesterday, I promised that I would have some “nasty” things to say about an article concerning the Final Exit Network (FEN). I don’t know if what you’ll find below is “nasty,” but the March 2 article “Final Exit: Compassion or Assisted Suicide?” totally distorts and mangles the core facts of the story surrounding FEN. As … Continue reading Time Magazine Article Misrepresents Final Exit Network and Who They “Help” →

Latest AP Story on Final Exit Network Talks About Rift in “Right to Die” Movement but Falls Short of Defining it

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The end of this AP article links to a Time magazine article on FEN that was published yesterday (March 2). I am waiting another day to write about that article. I sent an email about that article to Time magazine editor Richard Stengel and wanted to give a full 24 hours to hear a response … Continue reading Latest AP Story on Final Exit Network Talks About Rift in “Right to Die” Movement but Falls Short of Defining it →

Newest AJC Article on Final Exit Network – NDY Quoted

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I was beginning to worry that the definition of FEN and its work of encouraging and facilitating suicides of chronically ill, disabled and elderly people was being magically rewritten. The alternate story that has been appearing is that they’re a helpful bunch of people who aid “terminally ill” individuals. They’re “forced” to do this because … Continue reading Newest AJC Article on Final Exit Network – NDY Quoted →