The New York Times, which seems to be absolutely enthralled with Peter Singer, has a long essay written by him in its magazine section right now – and which will be in Sunday’s edition. Titled “Why We Must Ration Health Care,” it’s a complex discussion of public policy and health care drawing on a multitude … Continue reading Peter Singer in the NY Times: Disabled Lives Worth Less, Hypothetically
I’ll say something that others are probably too polite to say: Pro-euthanasia advocates in the UK have got to be very very grateful to the children of Sir Richard Downes and his wife Joan. Why? They went public with the story that they accompanied the couple to Switzerland for a double suicide – and chased … Continue reading UK: New Swiss Suicide Tourist Case – Double Suicide
Originally made for the Society for Disability Studies (SDS) Conference, 2009, this film by Liz Carr and Katherine Araniello, is a satirical look at the media coverage of assisted suicide in the UK. While folks in the UK or people who follow this topic will be able to identify the specific video clips most readily, … Continue reading UK: Our Time To Die? A satirical look at media coverage of assisted suicide
Regular readers have probably come to expect periodic links to Bill Peace at his Bad Cripple Blog. His latest entry, posted on Sunday, is titled “Assisted Suicide: A Necessary but Depressing Debate.” It should come as no surprise when I strongly recommend that people who are interested in these issues read what he has to … Continue reading Bad Cripple: William Peace on the Assisted Suicide Debate, Tom Shakespeare – and Me
There’s good news and bad news. I can provide the link to the debate on Lord Falconer’s bill on extending immunity to people who accompany family members to Switzerland to commit suicide at a Dignitas facility. The bad news is this: It’s a continous videostream of the entire 7.5 hours of debate in the House … Continue reading Video Link to July 7 Debate on Falconer Bill (Swiss Suicide Immunity)
