Category Archives: Our News & Commentary Blog

RELEASE: Disability Rights Group Challenges Language for Assisted Suicide Ballot Measure as “Misleading, Inaccurate, and Euphemistic”

May 18, 2012Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

Disability Rights Group Challenges Language for Assisted Suicide Ballot Measure as “Misleading, Inaccurate, and Euphemistic” John Kelly, Director of Second Thoughts, disability activists opposed to legalizing assisted suicide Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 On Thursday, May 17, 2012, over 60 Massachusetts voters including members of the disability rights group Second Thoughts filed a challenge … Continue reading RELEASE: Disability Rights Group Challenges Language for Assisted Suicide Ballot Measure as “Misleading, Inaccurate, and Euphemistic” →

Minnesota: Grand Jury Issues 17-Count Indictment Against 4 Final Exit Network Members

May 15, 2012assisted suicide, crime and punishment, final exit network, indictments, Jerry Dincin, lawrence egbert, Minnesota, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality checkStephen Drake

From the Baltimore Sun: HASTINGS, Minn. — A Minnesota grand jury has indicted a national right-to-die group and several members for their actions in the 2007 suicide of a suburban Minneapolis woman, prosecutors announced Monday. The 17-count indictment charges the medical director of Final Exit Network, Lawrence Egbert of Baltimore, and three other officials with … Continue reading Minnesota: Grand Jury Issues 17-Count Indictment Against 4 Final Exit Network Members →

May 9, 2012Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

I thought it would be helpful to start off this entry with a little personal background information. As I’ve mentioned before, my disabilities are pretty certainly a result of brain injury at birth, accompanied by the development of hydrocephalus. I was in what they refer to as the “first generation” of shunt recipients for the … Continue reading →

Pennsylvania: Another Reporter Takes a Deeper Look at Elderly Homicide-Suicides

May 1, 2012media coverage, mercy killing, Our News & Commentary Blog, Pennsylvania, research, suicide-homicideStephen Drake

Last September, this blog discussed an article from a Pennsylvania newspaper that took a thoughtful, in-depth look at the tragically growing trend of elderly homicide/suicides. When that story was written, there had been three such cases in the state since June of that year. The number is now up to at least 6 in the … Continue reading Pennsylvania: Another Reporter Takes a Deeper Look at Elderly Homicide-Suicides →

‘Second Thoughts’ Director John Kelly in Boston Globe Article on Assisted Suicide Referendum

April 30, 2012advocacy, assisted suicide, boston globe, disability activists, john kelly, Massachusetts, media bias, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, referendum, Second ThoughtsStephen Drake

Yesterday’s (April 29) edition of the Boston Globe featured a long article about some of the issues and players central to November elections in Massachusetts when voters will decide whether or not to legalize assisted suicide in their state. The good news is that John Kelly, director of Second Thoughts – people with disabilities opposed … Continue reading ‘Second Thoughts’ Director John Kelly in Boston Globe Article on Assisted Suicide Referendum →