Category Archives: “death with dignity”

Assisted Suicide Is A Deadly Mix With Our Profit-Driven Healthcare System

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In the debate over the public policy of legalizing assisted suicide, proponents of so-called “Death With Dignity” acts often tell personal stories of a loved one’s difficult experiences while dying. When I hear that someone was screaming in pain, my first thought is “malpractice.”  My father died of bone cancer, a very painful type of … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Is A Deadly Mix With Our Profit-Driven Healthcare System →

Press Release (Mass.) Disability Rights leaders reach out to Elizabeth Warren regarding ‘No On 2’

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For Immediate Release September 25, 2012 Contact: Tim Rosales 617-902-0662     Disability Rights leaders reach out to Elizabeth Warren regarding ‘No On 2’ Ask to meet and discuss reasons why many progressives oppose assisted suicide     Boston, MA – State and national disability rights/social justice advocates are asking Massachusetts United States Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren to meet about … Continue reading Press Release (Mass.) Disability Rights leaders reach out to Elizabeth Warren regarding ‘No On 2’ →

CNN: ‘Second Thoughts’ Dir. John Kelly Takes on Final Exit Network and Tony Nicklinson

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One sign of the skewed nature of media coverage and the times we live in is how little time and attention are given to the very real life-and-death situations facing people in the UK in the face of draconian shredding of the social safety net for disabled people.  Some of that shredding is already done … Continue reading CNN: ‘Second Thoughts’ Dir. John Kelly Takes on Final Exit Network and Tony Nicklinson →

Vermont: VPR Debate on Proposed “Death With Dignity” Legislation

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Yesterday – March 8, 2011 – Vermont Public Radio aired a debate of the current bill that would legalized physician-prescribed suicide.  The entire program is about 30 minutes long.  You can listen directly in MP3 format here.  You can also download the program in MP3 format off of this page (I couldn’t figure out how … Continue reading Vermont: VPR Debate on Proposed “Death With Dignity” Legislation →