On Tuesday, November 14, PBS aired the Frontline segment “The Suicide Plan” – which focused on the “assisted suicide underground.” It’s hard for me to judge how this show would have struck the average viewer. I know I need to force myself to review the show for a deeper reaction than I can offer right … Continue reading PBS Airs Frontline “The Suicide Plan” – Immediate Reactions and Impressions
Massachusetts Disability Rights Activists Relieved That Voters Defeated Assisted Suicide Initiative Massachusetts disability rights activists from the group Second Thoughts breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday night as voters appear to have closely defeated Question 2, which would have legalized assisted suicide in the state. National Not Dead Yet applauds Second Thoughts leadership in the … Continue reading RELEASE: Massachusetts Disability Rights Activists Relieved That Voters Defeated Assisted Suicide Initiative
Art Caplan has an opinion piece that came out yesterday – and it’s linked from just about every conceivable place on NBC and MSNBC. It’s an endorsement of the proposed legalization of assisted suicide on the ballot in Massachusetts. While disappointing, it’s not that big a surprise; Caplan has been sliding toward this unqualified endorsement … Continue reading Bioethicist Endorses Mass. Assisted Suicide Bill in a Sloppy and Intellectually Lazy Essay
Ira Byock is a friend and someone whose work is widely respected. Unlike many people writing on assisted suicide, Ira has spent decades working intimately with patients and their families, giving aid, comfort and treatment to all affected during the final chapter in that patient’s life. Bio blurb from The Nation: Ira Byock is director of … Continue reading The Atlantic: “Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Not Progressive” by Ira Byock
On Friday, November 16th, the Justice Action Center, part of New York Law School, is presenting a symposium titled ” Freedom of Choice at the End of Life –Patients’ Rights in a Shifting Legal and Political Landscape.” It would be understandable if you thought that this was actually an event planned and presented by Compassion … Continue reading NY Law School – Justice Action Center’s Upcoming Annual Justice Symposium Not Fair to Disability Advocates, Let Alone “Just”
