Category Archives: assisted suicide

Exec. Director of American Humanist Assoc. Echoes Compassion and Choices’ Exploitation of Elderly Homicide/Suicides

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Roy Speckhardt, Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, published an essay today – April 16 – on Huffington Post.  His essay uses the tragedies of elderly suicide/homicides to build a case of assisted suicide, a tactic which will be familiar to readers of this blog.  Here’s an excerpt from his essay, titled “Getting the … Continue reading Exec. Director of American Humanist Assoc. Echoes Compassion and Choices’ Exploitation of Elderly Homicide/Suicides →

New England Journal of Medicine – Pro and Con Assisted Suicide Essays and a Poll

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A recent (I don’t think it’s quite the latest) issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) features a “case vignette” of a terminally ill man who requests an assisted suicide prescription from his doctor.  Here’s part of that vignette: John Wallace is a 72-year-old man with metastatic pancreatic cancer. At time of diagnosis, … Continue reading New England Journal of Medicine – Pro and Con Assisted Suicide Essays and a Poll →

From Stephen Mendelsohn: More Media, Etc. From Connecticut Hearings on Assisted Suicide

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Stephen Mendelsohn, a disability activist and advocate with Second Thoughts Connecticut, sent this long list of media and some commentary.  I’m very grateful for this and this really deserves a post of its own.  Everything below was compiled and written by Stephen Mendelsohn – we’re all thankful to him for all his work and his … Continue reading From Stephen Mendelsohn: More Media, Etc. From Connecticut Hearings on Assisted Suicide →

Disability Activists Testify, Bear Witness and Sing About Opposing Connecticut Assisted Suicide Bill

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Last week was a significant one in Connecticut.  On March 20, the Public Health Committee of the Connecticut legislature held a hearing on H.B. 6645, which would legalize assisted suicide in that state.  NDY board member and Director of Second Thoughts Massachusetts John Kelly testified in opposition to the bill.  Here’s a link to the … Continue reading Disability Activists Testify, Bear Witness and Sing About Opposing Connecticut Assisted Suicide Bill →

Canada: CBC Interview with Norm Kunc About Disability Rights Advocates’ Opposition to Legalization of Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide

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Below is an embedded video.  It’s an interview of disability rights activist/advocate/scholar/author Norm Kunc.  He was with other anti-assisted suicide/euthanasia protesters in Vancouver yesterday.  A trancript of the interview is provided below video.  I transcribed it myself, so I cannot guarantee it’s error-free, but it’s at worst pretty darn close to verbatim. Norm Kunc: Well, … Continue reading Canada: CBC Interview with Norm Kunc About Disability Rights Advocates’ Opposition to Legalization of Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide →