The latest move by euthanasia activists in the U.K. is a proposal to extend immunity from prosecution to family members taking terminally ill or disabled people to Switzerland for assistance in committing suicide. Jane Campbell (Baroness Campbell of Surbiton) has written a concise attack on the rationale for granting such immunity in today’s edition of … Continue reading UK: Jane Campbell – “Assisted dying: not in our name”
Kristen LaBrie, mother of nine-year-old Jeremy Fraser, has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the child’s death in March. Kristina Chew at Change.org has the story: Yesterday LaBrie pleaded “not guilty” to a charge of attempted murder; she had earlier been charged with child endangerment. The July 6th Associated Press vis WBUR reports … Continue reading Another child dead – authorities taking it seriously, if belatedly
The apparent suicide by Phyllis Hixson, in Athens County OH, is being investigated for possible involvement by members of the Final Exit Network (FEN). The group claims that no one from FEN was present. But that doesn’t matter to Hixson’s younger sister, Jerri Rosson: She blames the Final Exit Network for providing the plans and … Continue reading Final Exit Network: Investigation Expanding and Members Expounding (or Obscuring)
Before I get into sharing my thoughts on the two previous blog entries, I wanted to share a little of the backstory that went into the inclusion of Terrie Lincoln’s story on the “How We Die” website. Last month, I was contacted by Hannah Rosenzweig, who is working on soliciting stories for the “How We … Continue reading Terrie and Bill – My Own Troubled Thoughts
First, housekeeping: I’m saving my thoughts, etc. on Terrie’s story until tomorrow. I’ve removed the “part 1” from the title of the blog post with her story since it really doesn’t belong there. In the meantime, William Peace at BadCripple read Terrie’s story and it caused some scary thoughts and memories to surface: Excerpt: I … Continue reading Bad Cripple Shares Scary Thoughts About How Many People with SCI Needlessly Die
