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Stephen Hawking Endorses Assisted Suicide, Saying “We Don’t Let Animals Suffer,” Proving that Being a Genius in One Area Doesn’t Stop You From Saying Stupid Stuff Outside of That Area

World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, who has lived with ALS, a progressive neuromotor condition, has endorsed assisted suicide in a recent BBC interview. His comments below reveal that being a genius in a given field doesn’t guarantee brilliance or even a lack of stupidity outside of that field. His remarks show a lack of any kind … Continue reading Stephen Hawking Endorses Assisted Suicide, Saying “We Don’t Let Animals Suffer,” Proving that Being a Genius in One Area Doesn’t Stop You From Saying Stupid Stuff Outside of That Area

An elderly woman’s “mercy killing” looking more like murder – an overview of elderly homicide/suicides

(Editor’s note:  Virginia Chumbley was 48 years old when she was shot to death by her husband.  Technically, she doesn’t fit into the “elderly” data and case examples discussed in this blog post.  However, even if Virginia Chumbley was too young to be considered elderly, the press and public is responding to her shooting death … Continue reading An elderly woman’s “mercy killing” looking more like murder – an overview of elderly homicide/suicides

Blog Recommendation: Two to Read from the Flanoor Blog by Adrian Rhodes

A couple of days ago, someone sent me a friend request on Facebook.  After I accepted, we exchanged a few pleasantries and info – and then he mentioned something about a blog.  I’m always happy to find other thinkers and writers on the net that I can read and that I can point others to.  … Continue reading Blog Recommendation: Two to Read from the Flanoor Blog by Adrian Rhodes

Guest Blog by Amy Hasbrouck: The Thrill – Spoiler Alert

I am not a theatre buff, so I won’t try to write a review of Judith Thompson’s play The Thrill, currently at the Stratford Festival in Ontario.  It is a “what if” play, taking its inspiration, starting point, and much of its material from a New York Times Magazine article by Harriet McBryde Johnson entitled … Continue reading Guest Blog by Amy Hasbrouck: The Thrill – Spoiler Alert

Archived Audio and Transcript for Diane Rehm Show with Stephen Drake, Frank Bruni, Joanne Lynn and Mickey MacIntyrye on Assisted Suicide Online NOW!

Yesterday’s (August 13) Diane Rehm Show has both audio and a transcript available online now. If you missed the discussion, please check  it out.  Among topics discussed: conflation of high morphine doses in hospice with the barbiturates used in assisted suicide; the ways in which the term “end of life” has expanded beyond usefulness – … Continue reading Archived Audio and Transcript for Diane Rehm Show with Stephen Drake, Frank Bruni, Joanne Lynn and Mickey MacIntyrye on Assisted Suicide Online NOW!