Category Archives: crime and punishment

Georgia: Grand Jury Indicts Four Members of Final Exit Network on Multiple Counts

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I missed this when the news hit yesterday, but things aren’t looking great for the members of the Final Exit Network (FEN). Here’s the gist of the news, from the second paragraph of the story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: An indictment returned Tuesday charges the Final Exit Network along with co-founder Thomas “Ted” Goodwin, 64, … Continue reading Georgia: Grand Jury Indicts Four Members of Final Exit Network on Multiple Counts →

UK: The Independent – “Disabled people need assistance to live, not die,” by Clair Lewis

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By now, readers of this blog are probably getting familiar with the name and the writing of Clair Lewis.  Today is another chance to read what she has to say about the recent developments in the UK.  Writing in The Independent, Clair says “Disabled people need assistance to live, not die. “ Here’s the first … Continue reading UK: The Independent – “Disabled people need assistance to live, not die,” by Clair Lewis →

UK: Director of Public Prosecutions Publishes Guidelines on How to Get Away with Murder

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The long-awaited – and dreaded – “guidelines” from the Director of Public Prosecutions in the UK have been published.  There are many reactions and lots of commentary out there, but by far the best I’ve read so far is from Clair Lewis, who writes “Getting Away With Murder: Discriminatory how-to guide is a national disgrace“: … Continue reading UK: Director of Public Prosecutions Publishes Guidelines on How to Get Away with Murder →

Big News: Final Exit Network Activist Enters Guilty Plea in Arizona – Agrees to Testify Against Other Defendants

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This could be very important news.  Wye Hale-Rowe, a long time assisted suicide activist and advocate, has entered a guilty plea in Arizona to a charge of “facilitation to commit manslaughter.” The longest and most detailed coverage of Hale-Rowe’s plea is in the Phoenix New Times, an independent paper that originally broke the story of … Continue reading Big News: Final Exit Network Activist Enters Guilty Plea in Arizona – Agrees to Testify Against Other Defendants →

Blog Recommendation: William Peace on UK “interim” Guidelines on Swiss Suicide Tourists

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I’ll be writing more on my own next week on this, but the Director of of Public Prosecutions in the UK issued his long-awaited “interim guidelines” on prosecutions in cases of friends/family assisting family members traveling to Switzerland to commit suicide. William Peace at Bad Cripple writes that the guidelines are a slam dunk for … Continue reading Blog Recommendation: William Peace on UK “interim” Guidelines on Swiss Suicide Tourists →