Category Archives: euthanasia

Netherlands: One-third of Doctors Willing to Euthanize Patients with Early Dementia

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Dutch media are framing the latest survey of medical professionals somewhat differently than I have in the headline here.  Radio Netherlands titles their story “Dutch doctors wary of euthanasia for dementia,” while DutchNews.nl features the title “Doctors reluctant to help patients with dementia die.” Both news entitities take pains to minimize the percentage of doctors … Continue reading Netherlands: One-third of Doctors Willing to Euthanize Patients with Early Dementia →

Crippen’s Blog – “Making assisted suicide more accessible?”

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Crippen Cartoonist (aka Dave Lupton) is a brilliant cartoonist and a disability rights activist.  In my current mode of “catch-up,” I want to point people to his latest blog entry, which as usual, features cartoon, with click-able full text description.  The latest entry is titled “Making assisted suicide more accessible?!”  Here are the first few … Continue reading Crippen’s Blog – “Making assisted suicide more accessible?” →

The American Muslim (publication) – “Euthanasia: a Modest Proposal” by Rev. Frank Julian Gelli

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It’s been a long couple of weeks.  The month started with the death of Jack Kevorkian and a nonstop barrage of eulogizing and mythologizing his life.  This week, we had the sorry spectacle of Terry Pratchett’s “infomercial” on assisted suicide featuring the spectacle of another rich disabled man drinking some poison and dying on camera. … Continue reading The American Muslim (publication) – “Euthanasia: a Modest Proposal” by Rev. Frank Julian Gelli →

In Memorium: The Things NDYers Have Said About Kevorkian Over the Years

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First, specific airing of Largest Minority on WBAI mentioned earlier this week is now archived in mp3 format.  You can listen to the show if you missed it and still want to check it out. Today, a public and private funeral and memorial was held for Jack Kevorkian.  I won’t link to the press coverage … Continue reading In Memorium: The Things NDYers Have Said About Kevorkian Over the Years →

A little bit about the REAL Jack Kevorkian – In His Own Words

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It seems that a fair number of people are surprised – even stunned – that me or any disabled person has anything at all bad to say about Kevorkian.  The fact is, as a spoof.com writer put it, most supporters of Jack Kevorkian are “f–king uninformed idiot(s)”. I think that’s a fair label for people … Continue reading A little bit about the REAL Jack Kevorkian – In His Own Words →