A fair amount of news this week. Most of it is good news. And none of it’s really bad. First – the good. Not one, but three assisted suicide measures were voted down in New Hampshire! (You can read about specifics regarding the main bill – HB 1325 – here.) Here is info on 2 … Continue reading Some Victories and Welcome Developments This Week – Quebec and New Hampshire
Press Release from Toujours-Vivant-Not Dead Yet: Bill 52 And Suicide Prevention Week: Deadly Irony VALLEYFIELD, QC, Feb. 1, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ – While Quebec marks suicide prevention week from February 2-8, disability rights activists believe Bill 52, which would allow euthanasia of ill and disabled people, undermines the public policy of suicide prevention. “There is … Continue reading Canada: Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet Release: Bill 52 And Suicide Prevention Week: Deadly Irony
Anyone who thinks that the so called ‘right-to-die’ isn’t a loaded gun aimed right at the heads of disabled people simply isn’t paying attention. A cursory perusal on-line of such organizations as Compassion & Choices, Ergo and Final Exit Network yield a plethora of examples. Compassion & Choices has a long-term disabled man demanding the … Continue reading Guest Blog by W. Carol Cleigh: Not Paying Attention
(Editor’s note – I didn’t know Alison well. We met only once at a conference and corresponded a few times. But I think she’s the only person I’ve met older than myself with lifelong treated hydrocephalus. Alison had spina bifida, while I acquired hydrocephalus through other means. She was a valued ally and a strong … Continue reading Farewell to Alison Davis – Ally and Activist (1955-2013)
Over the past couple of weeks, there have been hearings on the legalization of euthanasia in Quebec – and I’ll try to get more about that up soon. They are still going on. Proposed legislation would not be limited to people who are expected to die in a short time, but opens the door to … Continue reading Euthanasia, the Quebec Hearings, Donald Low and Some Great Replies
