George Exoo, who fashioned his own form of “suicide tourism,” is a free man today. Irish authorities wanted to arrest and try Exoo on charges related to his role in the death of Rosemary Toole. NDY has been following Exoo’s case for quite awhile, as evidenced by this 2002 press release. It’s been a long … Continue reading George Exoo Free – Extradition Request Denied
I’m back in the office for at least today. Comments are caught up on the blog. Catching up with email, an item from Monday, October 22nd caught my eye. It’s from the NY Times Health Blog. Columnist Tara Parker-Pope lays out a scenario that will be familiar to readers of this blog in “When Doctors … Continue reading NY Times Blog: “When Doctors Steal Hope” (and more)
This particular entry is difficult to write, since I’ll be referring to an article that is generally unavailable to the public. But it’s important enough to take a crack at it. I suspect that a number of readers of this blog will find a way to get the article one way or another. (smile) For … Continue reading Hastings Ctr Report: Article Claims Ashley X “Sacrificed for the disability rights agenda”
From the Associated Press: HELENA – Two terminally ill men and four physicians, all from Montana, have filed a lawsuit against the state and Attorney General Mike McGrath aimed at decriminalizing assisted suicide. The suit was brought by Robert Baxter, 75, a retired truck driver from Billings who suffers from lymphocytic leukemia; and Steven Stoelb, … Continue reading Montana – Compassion & Choices Pushes for Broad Constitutional Right to “Assisted Death”
Apologies for the recent interruption in posts. We’ve had some computer issues which are now getting resolved, but we’ll have some scheduling pressures over the next couple of weeks which will reduce the volume here in the short-term. More about that tomorrow. Right now, I wanted to share this article which came to NDY’s attention … Continue reading Wisconsin trying to force elderly man into hospice over family objections
