George Exoo, who fashioned his own form of “suicide tourism,” is a free man today. Irish authorities wanted to arrest and try Exoo on charges related to his role in the death of Rosemary Toole. NDY has been following Exoo’s case for quite awhile, as evidenced by this 2002 press release. It’s been a long … Continue reading George Exoo Free – Extradition Request Denied
From the Associated Press: HELENA – Two terminally ill men and four physicians, all from Montana, have filed a lawsuit against the state and Attorney General Mike McGrath aimed at decriminalizing assisted suicide. The suit was brought by Robert Baxter, 75, a retired truck driver from Billings who suffers from lymphocytic leukemia; and Steven Stoelb, … Continue reading Montana – Compassion & Choices Pushes for Broad Constitutional Right to “Assisted Death”
Today’s edition of the Daily Utah Chronicle, the student newspaper of the University of Utah, has yet another story on Battin’s study titled “Assisted suicide not more common for poor.” The reporter contacted us last week, and more of our critique is present in this article: One argument against physician-assisted suicide is that it will … Continue reading Battin, Quill Use “Research” for Political Purposes
A lot of people who support the idea of the legalization of assisted suicide claim they do so on libertarian grounds. It’s no surprise – libertarians have the same shortage of critical thinkers in their ranks that seems to be the norm across the political spectrum. Thomas Szasz is one of those exceptionally clear and … Continue reading Classic Reads: Libertarian Thomas Szasz Cuts Through the Crap on Assisted Suicide and Kevorkian
I received news of this excellent op-ed by disability activist Joelle Brouner late yesterday. I reserve my comments for the end of the article. Published September 28, 2007Physician-assisted suicide symptom of broken system Washington state is no place for the Oregon-style legalization of physician-assisted suicide. Many people with whom I frequently see eye to eye … Continue reading The Olympian: “Physician-assisted suicide symptom of a broken system,” by Joelle Brouner
