Late last Saturday night (January 16, 2010), Judi Chamberlin died at home, with family at her side. This was not unexpected. Judi has been receiving hospice services for over a year as a chronic lung condition worsened to the point where she decided to enroll in hospice services. She shared her thoughts and experiences as … Continue reading Activist and Friend Judi Chamberlin Died This Weekend
This was expected, but it’s still feels good to see it happen. The vote was 242-113. You can read the AP report here.
Several blogs wrote about this issue late last month when a press release announced the publication of an issue of the Disability and Health Journal dedicated to articles on assisted suicide and disability. I held back from announcing the issue on this blog for one very important reason: A snafu resulted in the press release … Continue reading A Disability Perspective on the Issue of Physician Assisted Suicide – Disability and Health Journal
This could be very important news. Wye Hale-Rowe, a long time assisted suicide activist and advocate, has entered a guilty plea in Arizona to a charge of “facilitation to commit manslaughter.” The longest and most detailed coverage of Hale-Rowe’s plea is in the Phoenix New Times, an independent paper that originally broke the story of … Continue reading Big News: Final Exit Network Activist Enters Guilty Plea in Arizona – Agrees to Testify Against Other Defendants
First, the Supreme Court Opinion in its entirety can be found at this site in PDF format. As to a “constitutional right” and assisted suicide – the court avoided giving a ruling on that at all (but in doing so voided the lower court finding in that regard). Instead, through some strange permutations in finding … Continue reading Montana Supreme Court Decision: A Non-Lawyer’s First Reaction
