Category Archives: euthanasia

Belgium’s Bountiful Harvest – of Organs of Disabled People Killed Under Medical Supervision

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From Michael Cook at Mercatornet, comes this newest development from Belgium.  Apparently, some doctors in that country are so excited about this that they put together a powerpoint presentation about the practice at a national conference: A group of Belgian doctors are harvesting “high quality” organs from patients who have been euthanased. This is not … Continue reading Belgium’s Bountiful Harvest – of Organs of Disabled People Killed Under Medical Supervision →

Connecting Disability Rights and Animal Rights – A Really Bad Idea

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Is there something in the air?  Earlier this year, a friend and former colleague introduced me to someone on Facebook – an amazing guy who has what looks like a bottomless well of energy and passion, judging from the status messages I see and the info on his info page. Sometime after I posted this … Continue reading Connecting Disability Rights and Animal Rights – A Really Bad Idea →

Tales of the Weird – A Vet Weighs in On Katrina Hospital Killings

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You can’t make up stuff like this. Having been on the “assisted suicide/euthanasia/better dead than disabled” beat for more years than I want to recall, I get to the point where I figure I’ve seen just about every ridiculous thing that could possibly be thrown into the pro-euthanasia mix. Boy, was I wrong. Meet Dr. … Continue reading Tales of the Weird – A Vet Weighs in On Katrina Hospital Killings →

NDY Concerns Included in US Human Rights Network Stakeholder Reports to UN Human Rights Council

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Today – August 24, 2010 – The US Human Rights Network (USHRN) published a compilation of 26 stakeholder reports in response to the report on domestic human rights submitted by the US State Department to the United Nations Human Rights Council. From the press release of the USHRN announcing the stakeholder reports: The report on … Continue reading NDY Concerns Included in US Human Rights Network Stakeholder Reports to UN Human Rights Council →

Blog – “Euthanasia: Dog vs. Man” – A Succinct Analysis from a Nurse

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Regular readers have read several posts here dealing with the use of pet euthanasia by pro-euthanasia advocates to promote their agenda. You can read posts on the subject here, here, and here. Well, today there’s a short blog post on the pretty much the same topic at the blog “Nursing: You Wanna Know What I … Continue reading Blog – “Euthanasia: Dog vs. Man” – A Succinct Analysis from a Nurse →