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Former “Medical Director” of Final Exit Network Profiled in Wash. Post, Live Chat Monday 2:00 pm ET

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Readers of this blog are familiar with the Final Exit Network (FEN), the assisted suicide vigilante cult that has gotten into legal trouble in two states over the roles members of FEN played in facilitating the suicides of a man in Georgia and a woman in Arizona. The common denominator in both cases is the … Continue reading Former “Medical Director” of Final Exit Network Profiled in Wash. Post, Live Chat Monday 2:00 pm ET →

Georgia: Response Letters to op-ed by Final Exit Network (FEN) president Wendell Stephenson

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On January 7, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Wendell Stephenson, current president of the Final Exit Network (FEN).  “Ensuring death with dignity” is no longer freely available at the AJC site, but the same essay was published in December last year in the Metrowest Daily News and can still be read here. It’s … Continue reading Georgia: Response Letters to op-ed by Final Exit Network (FEN) president Wendell Stephenson →

Georgia Disability Activists at Supreme Court Hearing on Assisted Suicide – Press Coverage and More

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The Georgia disability rights activists that attended yesterday’s hearing on the Final Exit Network’s (FEN) challenge to that state’s assisted suicide law were included in some of the major media coverage.  First, from wbstv.com (channel 2) in Atlanta, there’s a brief interview with disability activist Elizabeth Hune, alongside fellow activists Zan Thornton and Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle.  … Continue reading Georgia Disability Activists at Supreme Court Hearing on Assisted Suicide – Press Coverage and More →

Georgia Disability Activists to Attend Arguments at GA Supreme Court Hearing on Final Exit Network

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Today, Nov. 7, 2011, the Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments on the challenge to Georgia’s assisted suicide law filed by members of the Final Exit Network.  The group claims that the law does not actually prohibit assisted suicide but does violate the First Amendment right to free speech. Three disability rights groups from Georgia … Continue reading Georgia Disability Activists to Attend Arguments at GA Supreme Court Hearing on Final Exit Network →

Dr. Oz Show – A Disabled FEN Member Doesn’t Like How He Was Treated, Either

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 I hope to have some first-hand accounts up by Monday next week from NDYers and other disability activists who went to the taping of the Dr. Oz show on assisted suicide.  While extensive edits have to be done on the show to shorten it to fit available air time, all reports so far say that … Continue reading Dr. Oz Show – A Disabled FEN Member Doesn’t Like How He Was Treated, Either →