Category Archives: assisted suicide

Arizona: Jury in Final Exit Network Trial Acquits One, Unable to Reach Verdict with Other

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Disappointing, but not entirely unexpected news from Arizona: Lawrence Egbert, 83, an anesthesiologist from Baltimore, was found not guilty of conspiracy to commit manslaughter by aiding suicide in the April 2007 death of Jana Van Voorhis, 58. But the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision as to whether Franklin Langsner, 86, a retired … Continue reading Arizona: Jury in Final Exit Network Trial Acquits One, Unable to Reach Verdict with Other →

Final Exit Network Members Await Jury Decision in One State (AZ) and Lose Court Challenge in Another (GA)

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The long-awaited trial of two members of the Final Exit Network (FEN) relating to their roles in the death of Jana Van Voorhis is all but over – it’s all in the hands of the jury now after a roughly week-long trial at the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. The only ongoing press coverage … Continue reading Final Exit Network Members Await Jury Decision in One State (AZ) and Lose Court Challenge in Another (GA) →

Bad Cripple – Assisted Suicide: No Assistance Wanted

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On March 21st, the Monterey County Herald published an op-ed by Neil Shapiro, which was, until the last paragraph, a fairly unremarkable and unoriginal promotion of legalized assisted suicide.  The author praised Jack Kevorkian and the states of Oregon and Washington – the two states that have legalized physician-prescribed suicide for people believed to have less … Continue reading Bad Cripple – Assisted Suicide: No Assistance Wanted →

Vermont: VPR Debate on Proposed “Death With Dignity” Legislation

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Yesterday – March 8, 2011 – Vermont Public Radio aired a debate of the current bill that would legalized physician-prescribed suicide.  The entire program is about 30 minutes long.  You can listen directly in MP3 format here.  You can also download the program in MP3 format off of this page (I couldn’t figure out how … Continue reading Vermont: VPR Debate on Proposed “Death With Dignity” Legislation →

NH: More on Steve Vaillancourt, Libertarian/Tea Party and Incrementalist/Slippery Slope Strategies

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Some people might have figured that it was possible that Rep. Steve Vaillancourt might have been simply blowing off steam when he was quoted in the March 1st Union Leader as having said: “If it were up to me, I would say anybody should be able to end their life,” he said snapping his fingers, … Continue reading NH: More on Steve Vaillancourt, Libertarian/Tea Party and Incrementalist/Slippery Slope Strategies →