Last week, this blog devoted some space to the oral arguments held at the Montana Supreme Court over a lower court’s finding of a “constitutional right” to assisted suicide for “terminally ill” people. Since then, there has been surprisingly little discussion about the decision being awaited in Montana. Nevertheless, some people have been moved to … Continue reading Blog Bonanza: Montana and Assisted Suicide
I don’t know if there are any journalistic guidelines for using the term “mercy killing” or if reporters just make it up as they go along. A story out today marks one of the more outlandish uses of the term that I’ve seen in the press. Writing on Newsok.com, the website of the Oklahoman, Nola … Continue reading Oklahoma: Reporter labels an attempted murder as “failed mercy killing”
I’m still catching up with news and posts that came out during my unplanned hiatus. Last week, the Heresy Corner published a guest blog entry by Clair Lewis, a prominent disability rights activist in the UK. Below is the intro to “My life is unbearable – don’t fix it, just kill me“: Care staff had … Continue reading Belated blog recommendation: “My life is unbearable – don’t fix it, just kill me,” by Clair Lewis
Tomorrow (Sept. 2, 2009) the Montana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Montana Attorney General’s challenge of a lower court ruling that defined assisted suicide as a “right.” Today’s edition of the New York Times contains a fairly good account of the stakes – and stakeholders – in the current legal battle in … Continue reading NY Times: Montana Court to Rule on Assisted Suicide Case (NDY Quoted)
Most of our regular readers will know this already from other sources – I’ve been busy with other issues that have kept me offline for a couple of weeks. Last week, Robert Schindler passed away at the age of 71. Our thoughts are with the Schindler family and we are all saddened by their loss. … Continue reading Robert Schindler, Father of Terri Schiavo, Has Passed Away
