Category Archives: disabled people

BREAKING NEWS: Compassion and Choices Suffers Damaging Court Loss in New Jersey

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For some it may be unthinkable at any time of the year, let alone during the holiday season, that there is a cadre of relentless professional assisted suicide advocacy organizations seeking more efficient ways for people with disabilities to kill themselves during this national moment when Medicare, SNAP, and “streamlined” federal departments (i.e. HUD ) … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Compassion and Choices Suffers Damaging Court Loss in New Jersey →

Peter Singer: Latest Lecture Recommends Rationing Health Care on the Back of Disabled People

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Last week, Peter Singer continued his longstanding vendetta against people with disabilities in a public lecture at Princeton University: Peter Singer, a professor with the University Center for Human Values, presented a talk on “Rationing Health Care” on Tuesday. The event, open to the public, was sponsored by the Student Bioethics Forum. Currently, the United … Continue reading Peter Singer: Latest Lecture Recommends Rationing Health Care on the Back of Disabled People →

UK – Dominic Lawson: Why the disabled fear assisted suicide

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The following are excerpts from an excellent piece by columnist Dominic Lawson.  He arranged to visit SCOPE, the UK disability charity that published the results of a survey earlier this year, finding that 70% of disabled respondents expressed concerns about their own safety if assisted suicide was legalized in the UK. Lawson was allowed to … Continue reading UK – Dominic Lawson: Why the disabled fear assisted suicide →

UK: Poll shows disabled people’s fear over assisted suicide

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Scope is a charity (or what we would call “non-profit” in the US) that provides services for people with disabilities, and also engages in advocacy – the organization’s primary focus in on people with cerebral palsy.  (This is what I was able to gather from the website – if I’ve gotten it wrong, please write … Continue reading UK: Poll shows disabled people’s fear over assisted suicide →