Roger Ebert surprised me. He tweeted this post. As a result, there were well over one thousand more visits here than is the norm on that day. The visitor rate is still running high, although not that high. Thankfully, there are far fewer comments from the group coming by way of Roger Ebert’s tweet than … Continue reading Answering Some of Roger Ebert’s (and Kevorkian’s) Fans
After having pissed off just about every active alcoholic – and people who love them – Roger Ebert came out today with a blog essay that I’m sure he thought would be a crowd pleaser. Today’s blog essay is titled “Now I lay me down to sleep.” The short version goes like this – Robert … Continue reading Apparently Roger Ebert Thinks Docudramas are Factual – A Response to “Now I lay me down to sleep”
This is a story that has been developing over the past few days and it has more than a few twists. Here’s one of the most comprehensive news stories on the case from Wave3 News in Louisville, KY: ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (WAVE) – Was it assisted suicide or cold blooded murder? That’s the question Michele Daugherty’s friends have … Continue reading Kentucky: Man Charged with Murder of Wife While Friends Suggest it Was a “Mercy Killing”
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
The following are excerpts from an excellent piece by columnist Dominic Lawson. He arranged to visit SCOPE, the UK disability charity that published the results of a survey earlier this year, finding that 70% of disabled respondents expressed concerns about their own safety if assisted suicide was legalized in the UK. Lawson was allowed to … Continue reading UK – Dominic Lawson: Why the disabled fear assisted suicide
