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Canada: Updates on Assisted Suicide Appeal in British Columbia

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A few updates: The hearing has been adjourned and rescheduled for March 18th. The Canadian Press, in its announcement of the adjournment, reported the reaction of disability activist/advocate/scholar Norm Kunc: Norm Kunc, who has cerebral palsy, says it’s naive to think that legalizing assisted death wouldn’t have implications on people with disabilities and he fears … Continue reading Canada: Updates on Assisted Suicide Appeal in British Columbia →

Canada: Appeals Court Hearing on Assisted Suicide in British Columbia; Amy Hasbrouck of Not Dead Yet Canada Quoted in Vancouver Sun

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From the Vancouver Sun: Castlegar mother Ann Fomenoff misses her dead daughter Gloria Taylor every day. But the 85-year-old does not question the battle waged by Taylor to change the laws that criminalized doctor-assisted dying. To honour her daughter, who has ALS and died in October aged 64, Fomenoff will be in B.C. Court of … Continue reading Canada: Appeals Court Hearing on Assisted Suicide in British Columbia; Amy Hasbrouck of Not Dead Yet Canada Quoted in Vancouver Sun →

Amy Hasbrouck – ‘Amour’ and Fear: Assisted Suicide/Mercy Killing at the Oscars

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AMOUR AND FEAR: ASSISTED SUICIDE AT THE OSCARS By Amy E. Hasbrouck Once again, a film about “euthanasia” has won an Oscar.  Back in the ‘70s the tear-jerker movies were about people dying of cancer.  In the ‘80s and ‘90s, it was people dying of AIDS.  For the 21st century, the new chic is euthanasia/assisted … Continue reading Amy Hasbrouck – ‘Amour’ and Fear: Assisted Suicide/Mercy Killing at the Oscars →

BBC – Liz Carr Presents ‘When Assisted Death is Legal” (Euthanasia Road Trip) Part 2

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Correcting an oversight in yesterday’s blog post, to the left is a picture of Liz Carr, shared with her permission, that was taken as she arrived at the “Holy Grail of assisted suicide tourism, the Little Blue House aka Dignitas” (taken from her description of the photo on Facebook). In Part 2 of her Euthanasia … Continue reading BBC – Liz Carr Presents ‘When Assisted Death is Legal” (Euthanasia Road Trip) Part 2 →

BBC World Service – Liz Carr Presents Part 1 of “Euthanasia Road Trip” Documentary

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Unlike most people, who manage to be good at one or two things, Liz Carr is a broadcaster, actor, international disability rights activist, stand-up comedian and writer. Her latest acting gig is as forensic examiner Clarissa Mullery on the popular BBC One show Silent Witness. We can now add documentarian to the list. Carr is … Continue reading BBC World Service – Liz Carr Presents Part 1 of “Euthanasia Road Trip” Documentary →