There’s good news and bad news. I can provide the link to the debate on Lord Falconer’s bill on extending immunity to people who accompany family members to Switzerland to commit suicide at a Dignitas facility. The bad news is this: It’s a continous videostream of the entire 7.5 hours of debate in the House … Continue reading Video Link to July 7 Debate on Falconer Bill (Swiss Suicide Immunity)
This just in: The House of Lords has voted down the Falconer amendment to extend legal immunity from prosecution to families who take disabled and ill people to Switzerland to commit suicide with the “help” of Dignitas. From the BBC: The House of Lords has defeated a motion to change the law that makes it … Continue reading Breaking News (UK): Falconer Swiss Suicide Tourist Immunity Voted Down!
The latest move by euthanasia activists in the U.K. is a proposal to extend immunity from prosecution to family members taking terminally ill or disabled people to Switzerland for assistance in committing suicide. Jane Campbell (Baroness Campbell of Surbiton) has written a concise attack on the rationale for granting such immunity in today’s edition of … Continue reading UK: Jane Campbell – “Assisted dying: not in our name”
After a few days away, I’m playing catch-up again. So I have a few blog entries to refer people to. There is some excellent writing happening in our community. First up is a post by Chris Hilderbrant. In the interest of full disclosure, Chris is the Director of Advocacy at the Center for Disability Rights … Continue reading Catching up #1: Chris Hilderbrant on Max Baucus and “Palatable” Health Care Reform
Margaret Dore has been doing strong work exposing the pitfalls and logical fallacies that are embedded in the framework of Washington State’s “Death With Dignity” law. She does so from the perspective of a lawyer who specializes in Elder Law. Recently, the King County Bar Association published her analysis of the newly-passed assisted suicide legislation … Continue reading Seattle Elder Law Attorney Discusses What Lawyers Should Be Telling Clients About “Death With Dignity” Act
