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Montana – What Others Are Saying

I’ve been struggling through the decision by the Montana Supreme Court in Baxter v. Montana.  I’m still trying to get my head around the implications of the specific wording used in the decision – a decision which states there is nothing that currently prohibits physician-assisted suicide in Montana law right now (in the court’s interpretation).  … Continue reading Montana – What Others Are Saying

It’s a New Year – A Little Housecleaning and a Word from Ben Mattlin

This latest gap in posts was a little longer than planned.  The holiday weeks were filled with several crises, all of which turned out OK, but took away time, attention and energy. I did a little housecleaning here.  I deleted some comments waiting in the queue – they were both tiresome extensions of exchanges that … Continue reading It’s a New Year – A Little Housecleaning and a Word from Ben Mattlin

More on Canadian Pro-Euthanasia “Awareness” Campaign – from Alex Schadenberg and Toronto Star

Earlier this month, this blog shared the news of the emergence of a “new” pro-euthanasia group in Canada and its “awareness” campaign via faux “memorial plaques” (stickers, in reality) on park benches in Toronto.  At the time, the person or persons behind the group was a mystery. Not any longer.  According to the Toronto Star, … Continue reading More on Canadian Pro-Euthanasia “Awareness” Campaign – from Alex Schadenberg and Toronto Star

“Celebrate Life” Blasts Two Opponents of Assisted Suicide

Celebrate Life is the magazine of the American Life League. I think this is the first time this blog has linked to anything from the publication.  The magazine has just published a short article by John Mallon that has been emailed to me from three different sources – all of them apparently thinking it’s a … Continue reading “Celebrate Life” Blasts Two Opponents of Assisted Suicide

Final Exit Network in the News – Reframing Themselves and Erasing the Past

(Note – please read to the end. The main point of this story is that the Final Exit Network seems to have taken some pains to eliminate traces of a November ’08 press release that might interfere with current efforts to improve their public image. –Stephen) Unfortunately, there’s been a small rash of elderly men … Continue reading Final Exit Network in the News – Reframing Themselves and Erasing the Past