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Seattle Elder Law Attorney Discusses What Lawyers Should Be Telling Clients About “Death With Dignity” Act

assisted suicide, elder law, legislation, margaret dore, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality check

Margaret Dore has been doing strong work exposing the pitfalls and logical fallacies that are embedded in the framework of Washington State’s “Death With Dignity” law. She does so from the perspective of a lawyer who specializes in Elder Law. Recently, the King County Bar Association published her analysis of the newly-passed assisted suicide legislation … Continue reading Seattle Elder Law Attorney Discusses What Lawyers Should Be Telling Clients About “Death With Dignity” Act →

Patients’ Rights Bill Stalled in Texas – Bill Backed by Disability Advocates, Right to Life and ACLU

futile care, futility, legislation, life-ending decisions, Our News & Commentary Blog, texas

This blog has visited the topic of futile care policies more than once. These policies allow hospitals to overrule advanced directives and/or the wishes of family members in removing/refusing life-sustaining treatment to someone unable to express his or her wishes. Of all the states, Texas has given hospitals the most power in these situations. And … Continue reading Patients’ Rights Bill Stalled in Texas – Bill Backed by Disability Advocates, Right to Life and ACLU →

More bloggers on Vicious Attacks on Ari Ne’eman

autism, blog recommendations, bloggers, neurodiversity, Our News & Commentary Blog

Yesterday, I wrote about the vicious attack on Ari Ne’eman, president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), by John Best – Best is a guy that seems to spend whatever free time he has spewing vile comments and barely veiled threats at people who don’t “hate autism” – that includes any supporter of neurodiversity. … Continue reading More bloggers on Vicious Attacks on Ari Ne’eman →

President of ASAN Under Attack – Including Death Threats

advocacy, autism, inciting violence, neurodiversity, Our News & Commentary Blog

Before I write more about this, I feel compelled to share a couple of things in the interest of full disclosure. First, I am a survivor of childhood hydrocephalus and have a neurological profile that fits what is called nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD). There’s enough overlap between NLD and Asperger’s that many workshops and groups … Continue reading President of ASAN Under Attack – Including Death Threats →

HUMOR: Seniors apprehensive about graduation, possible euthanasia (LSU)

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For the past couple of days, I’ve had to prepare for presentation (more about that later) by pouring over the press reports from the months following the murder of Katie McCarron. Unlike most of my work, there’s little in the way of emotional distance – even now – as I read over the events of … Continue reading HUMOR: Seniors apprehensive about graduation, possible euthanasia (LSU) →