Category Archives: Our News & Commentary Blog

Catching Up – Montana Judge Rules Assisted Suicide a Constitutional Right

Earlier this month, a Montana District Court Judge ruled that “terminally ill” patients have a right to assisted suicide under that state’s constitution. Judge Dorothy McCarter dismissed the arguments that this was a legislative matter, and suggested that “terminally ill” and “competent” can be easily defined in terms of figuring out how to implement this … Continue reading Catching Up – Montana Judge Rules Assisted Suicide a Constitutional Right

Something Truly Vile – Please Add Your Voice at ICAD

Occasionally, this blog addresses issues that aren’t directly related to the NDY mainstays of life and death issues facing people with disabilities. This is one of those times. As Dick Sobsey wrote said in an email to me, this news out of South Korea fits in the “truly vile” category. That means it calls for … Continue reading Something Truly Vile – Please Add Your Voice at ICAD

Denver Post Article Blames “Autism” for Parents Killing Kids – Dick Sobsey Responds

Yesterday, the Denver Post published a truly horrible article by Nancy Lofholm titled Autism’s terrible toll: Parents risk hitting a “breaking point.” In the context of this article “hitting a breaking point” means “murdering your child.” Your autistic child: Jacob Grabe, 13, could sense a storm coming several days out. He would get agitated and … Continue reading Denver Post Article Blames “Autism” for Parents Killing Kids – Dick Sobsey Responds

Update on Wagman Op-Ed — Concord Monitor picks it up

I hope this is the end of it, but today’s edition of the Concord Monitor carried Wagman’s essay, using the gentler, but less accurate title of “It’s time to pull out the tubes and allow my father to die.” FYI – Unlike the LA Times, the Monitor provides a “comments” section for this op-ed. Nothing … Continue reading Update on Wagman Op-Ed — Concord Monitor picks it up

LA Times: “Time for Dad to die” a really disturbing essay

Yesterday’s edition of the LA Times featured an op-ed by contributor and author Diana Wagman, titled “Time for Dad to die.” The op-ed by Wagman is even worse than the title would lead one to believe. The opening sentence of her piece gives us fair warning: I love my 90-year-old father, and I wish he … Continue reading LA Times: “Time for Dad to die” a really disturbing essay