Category Archives: devaluation

NY Times: David Brooks says “self-enclosed skin bags” who want to live are driving the country into bankruptcy

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This all started simply enough.  On July 9, the New York Times published an essay by Dudley Clendinen titled The Good Short Life With A.L.S.  In the essay, Clendinen, who has previously worked as a correspondent and as an editorial writer for the paper, shared his thoughts on living with A.L.S. – which he calls … Continue reading NY Times: David Brooks says “self-enclosed skin bags” who want to live are driving the country into bankruptcy →

Some Information resources on Jack Kevorkian

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I suspect that over  the next few days we might see some first-time visitors to this blog – and many of them will be curious as to just what kind of factual information is out there about Kevorkian that is absent in just about all of the media coverage.  Below is a non-exhaustive list of … Continue reading Some Information resources on Jack Kevorkian →

Connecticut: Affidavit of Nancy B. Alisberg in Motion to Intervene in Assisted Suicide Suit

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As promised in yesterday’s blog posting, today I’m sharing the affidavit submitted by Nancy B. Alisberg, Managing Attorney at the Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (OPA) in the OPA’s motion to intervene in Blick v. Division of Criminal Justice.  Alisberg’s affidavit goes into detail about some of the actions she … Continue reading Connecticut: Affidavit of Nancy B. Alisberg in Motion to Intervene in Assisted Suicide Suit →

Connecticut: Affidavit of James D. McGaughey in Motion to Intervene in Assisted Suicide Suit

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Last week, this blog shared the news that the Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (OPA) has filed a motion to intervene in the Connecticut assisted suicide case, Blick v. Division of Criminal Justice.  The motion included several affidavits submitted with the motion to intervene.  Today and tomorrow, I’ll share the … Continue reading Connecticut: Affidavit of James D. McGaughey in Motion to Intervene in Assisted Suicide Suit →

Bad Cripple Shares Scary Thoughts About How Many People with SCI Needlessly Die

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First, housekeeping: I’m saving my thoughts, etc. on Terrie’s story until tomorrow. I’ve removed the “part 1” from the title of the blog post with her story since it really doesn’t belong there. In the meantime, William Peace at BadCripple read Terrie’s story and it caused some scary thoughts and memories to surface: Excerpt: I … Continue reading Bad Cripple Shares Scary Thoughts About How Many People with SCI Needlessly Die →