Late last Saturday night (January 16, 2010), Judi Chamberlin died at home, with family at her side. This was not unexpected. Judi has been receiving hospice services for over a year as a chronic lung condition worsened to the point where she decided to enroll in hospice services. She shared her thoughts and experiences as … Continue reading Activist and Friend Judi Chamberlin Died This Weekend
I’ve been struggling through the decision by the Montana Supreme Court in Baxter v. Montana. I’m still trying to get my head around the implications of the specific wording used in the decision – a decision which states there is nothing that currently prohibits physician-assisted suicide in Montana law right now (in the court’s interpretation). … Continue reading Montana – What Others Are Saying
This latest gap in posts was a little longer than planned. The holiday weeks were filled with several crises, all of which turned out OK, but took away time, attention and energy. I did a little housecleaning here. I deleted some comments waiting in the queue – they were both tiresome extensions of exchanges that … Continue reading It’s a New Year – A Little Housecleaning and a Word from Ben Mattlin
Earlier this month, this blog shared the news of the emergence of a “new” pro-euthanasia group in Canada and its “awareness” campaign via faux “memorial plaques” (stickers, in reality) on park benches in Toronto. At the time, the person or persons behind the group was a mystery. Not any longer. According to the Toronto Star, … Continue reading More on Canadian Pro-Euthanasia “Awareness” Campaign – from Alex Schadenberg and Toronto Star
From Alex Schadenberg at his blog for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: New Group Misrepresenting Canada’s Euthanasia Law Excerpt: I received a call from Stephen Drake, the research director for Not Dead Yet, a disability rights group. Drake asked me whether I knew the group Dignity in Death? I answered no. In fact when I went … Continue reading Canada: New Pro-Euthanasia Group Misinforms — and Doesn’t Want Anyone to Know Much About Them
