A fair amount of news this week. Most of it is good news. And none of it’s really bad. First – the good. Not one, but three assisted suicide measures were voted down in New Hampshire! (You can read about specifics regarding the main bill – HB 1325 – here.) Here is info on 2 … Continue reading Some Victories and Welcome Developments This Week – Quebec and New Hampshire
Press Release from Toujours-Vivant-Not Dead Yet: Bill 52 And Suicide Prevention Week: Deadly Irony VALLEYFIELD, QC, Feb. 1, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ – While Quebec marks suicide prevention week from February 2-8, disability rights activists believe Bill 52, which would allow euthanasia of ill and disabled people, undermines the public policy of suicide prevention. “There is … Continue reading Canada: Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet Release: Bill 52 And Suicide Prevention Week: Deadly Irony
Over the past couple of weeks, there have been hearings on the legalization of euthanasia in Quebec – and I’ll try to get more about that up soon. They are still going on. Proposed legislation would not be limited to people who are expected to die in a short time, but opens the door to … Continue reading Euthanasia, the Quebec Hearings, Donald Low and Some Great Replies
A couple of days ago, someone sent me a friend request on Facebook. After I accepted, we exchanged a few pleasantries and info – and then he mentioned something about a blog. I’m always happy to find other thinkers and writers on the net that I can read and that I can point others to. … Continue reading Blog Recommendation: Two to Read from the Flanoor Blog by Adrian Rhodes
(Editor’s note: I meant to post this article last week, but offline business have kept me away from much that I planned on doing on the blog. My apologies to Audrey Cole for the delay. This is not the usual type of essay one sees on this blog – that makes it all the more … Continue reading Guest Blog: “On Trees and Travel and the Value of Life” by Audrey Cole
