Category Archives: “end of life”

Hawaii – Robert Yagi Dead, and Assisted Suicide Advocates Continue to Exploit the Tragedy

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While no one could have predicted Robert Yagi’s suicide, it shouldn’t really come as a surprise.  Yagi was the 71-year-old-man charged with attempting to kill his wife with a flare gun loaded with a shotgun shell.  According to police, he planned to kill himself after killing her.  Friday’s blog entry described how that half-baked plan … Continue reading Hawaii – Robert Yagi Dead, and Assisted Suicide Advocates Continue to Exploit the Tragedy →

NY Times Quotes Diane Coleman – but without context

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Today, the New York Times published a long story on hospice and palliative care, and how doctors struggle with balancing the transition from active treatment to palliative care in the final stages of terminal illnesses. Some of it is worked within the context of the current “debate” around advance directives in the health care reform … Continue reading NY Times Quotes Diane Coleman – but without context →

Health Care Reform Hysteria – and My Own Version of Reality

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As readers of this blog might remember, last May I was confronted by a representative of Lyndon LaRouche’s organization at an anti-euthanasia conference. I felt compelled to address his rather shrill attack on what he termed Obama’s “Hitler Health Care” from the podium and followed up the next day. Since then, it seems a lot … Continue reading Health Care Reform Hysteria – and My Own Version of Reality →

Forbes: Article on “end of life” provisions in House health care bill quotes Diane Coleman and Marilyn Golden

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Today, Forbes.com published an article by David Whelan entitled “ObamaCare Dives Into End-Of-Life Debate.” Lead sentence: Buried halfway through the current version of “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act,” the House version of ObamaCare, is a set of proposals pertaining to end-of-life care. What follows is a pretty balanced and nonhysterical look at what is in … Continue reading Forbes: Article on “end of life” provisions in House health care bill quotes Diane Coleman and Marilyn Golden →

Terrie and Bill – My Own Troubled Thoughts

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Before I get into sharing my thoughts on the two previous blog entries, I wanted to share a little of the backstory that went into the inclusion of Terrie Lincoln’s story on the “How We Die” website. Last month, I was contacted by Hannah Rosenzweig, who is working on soliciting stories for the “How We … Continue reading Terrie and Bill – My Own Troubled Thoughts →