Category Archives: Compassion & Choices

Connecticut: No Appeal in ‘Aid in Dying’ Case

Good news and appropriate headline from the Hartford Courant: No Appeal in ‘Aid in Dying’ Case I’d like to think that the editors at the paper used the scare quotes on purpose.  Superior Court Judge Julia Aurigemma consistently framed the term that way in her decision to dismiss the case.  The article gives an indication … Continue reading Connecticut: No Appeal in ‘Aid in Dying’ Case

Final Exit Network Starts Billboard Campaign

Many readers of this blog are probably already aware that the Final Exit Network (FEN) has put up a promotional billboard in San Francisco.  The group promises to erect more in New Jersey and Florida.  There hasn’t been a great deal of attention paid to the group and the billboard as of yet, but what … Continue reading Final Exit Network Starts Billboard Campaign

Maryland: New Factually-Impaired Op-Ed from Final Exit Network – and My Response

On Monday, June 7, the Baltimore Sun published a commentary by Jerry Dincin, the current president of the Final Exit Network (FEN).  You never know what a FEN member is going to write – sometimes they make it sound like they only deal with “terminally ill” people, sometimes they claim to give only “advice,” – … Continue reading Maryland: New Factually-Impaired Op-Ed from Final Exit Network – and My Response

Connecticut: Superior Court Judge Dismisses Suit by Assisted Suicide Advocates

Good news from Connecticut – Superior Court Judge Julia Aurigemma has dismissed the case brought by two doctors – with heavy assistance by Compassion & Choices (C&C) – which sought to decriminalize physician-assisted suicide through the courts. Specifically, C&C, in a bold move, sought to have the court sanction “aid in dying” as a separate … Continue reading Connecticut: Superior Court Judge Dismisses Suit by Assisted Suicide Advocates

Connecticut: Assisted Suicide Advocates Attempt to Exploit Tragic Murder-Suicide

On Monday of this week (May 10), there was one of those all-too-familiar tragedies that appear in the news on a regular basis.  In the one of the earliest and most comprehensive articles covering the story, reporter Ann DeMatteo wrote an article titled “North Haven deaths believed to be murder-suicide“: NORTH HAVEN — A well-known … Continue reading Connecticut: Assisted Suicide Advocates Attempt to Exploit Tragic Murder-Suicide