Category Archives: euthanasia

Clair Lewis: At the end of life’s tether (UK)

There has been a lot happening in the UK in the past couple of weeks and I’ll be writing on it in the days and weeks to come.  There have been a couple of court cases, and two famous authors promoting euthanasia and assisted suicide – all of this in the UK and in a … Continue reading Clair Lewis: At the end of life’s tether (UK)

The Guardian (UK) – Charlotte Raven: Should I take my own life?

Honestly, a lot of what I get to read for my work is pretty dreary stuff.  Disabled people who want to kill themselves, family members who want to kill incapacitated “loved ones,” and elderly guys getting a pass from the legal system when they kill their ill wives are just some of the fun things … Continue reading The Guardian (UK) – Charlotte Raven: Should I take my own life?

More on Canadian Pro-Euthanasia “Awareness” Campaign – from Alex Schadenberg and Toronto Star

Earlier this month, this blog shared the news of the emergence of a “new” pro-euthanasia group in Canada and its “awareness” campaign via faux “memorial plaques” (stickers, in reality) on park benches in Toronto.  At the time, the person or persons behind the group was a mystery. Not any longer.  According to the Toronto Star, … Continue reading More on Canadian Pro-Euthanasia “Awareness” Campaign – from Alex Schadenberg and Toronto Star

Canada: New Pro-Euthanasia Group Misinforms — and Doesn’t Want Anyone to Know Much About Them

From Alex Schadenberg at his blog for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: New Group Misrepresenting Canada’s Euthanasia Law Excerpt: I received a call from Stephen Drake, the research director for Not Dead Yet, a disability rights group. Drake asked me whether I knew the group Dignity in Death? I answered no. In fact when I went … Continue reading Canada: New Pro-Euthanasia Group Misinforms — and Doesn’t Want Anyone to Know Much About Them

Disability Activists “Greet” Euthanasia Activist in San Francisco

This just in from Marilyn Golden, Policy Analyst at Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF): (The date for the events below was November 10, 2009) On Tuesday morning, three anti-assisted suicide advocates from the San Francisco Bay Area disability community, Paul Longmore, Walter Park, and myself came to the San Francisco Buddhist Center (which … Continue reading Disability Activists “Greet” Euthanasia Activist in San Francisco