I’m probably being more self-disclosing than I would like to here, but it was no accident that we caught this bit of demagoguery by Rep. Barney Frank on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”. The show usually has a good line-up of guests, representing a wide spectrum of political ideologies – and discussion occurs – mostly – with … Continue reading Barney Frank Demagogues “End of Life” Policy in Budget Discussion on MSNBC.
Wesley Smith has two related pieces on an op-ed by a death row prisoner that was published in the NY Times on March 6th. Christian Longo, who admits to being guilty of killing his wife and three children, wrote to the newspaper to promote voluntary organ donation by death row prisoners. In Wesley’s first blog … Continue reading Organ Donation by Death Row Inmates – Get Ready to Start Hearing More About How it’s “Good” for Everyone
Yesterday – March 8, 2011 – Vermont Public Radio aired a debate of the current bill that would legalized physician-prescribed suicide. The entire program is about 30 minutes long. You can listen directly in MP3 format here. You can also download the program in MP3 format off of this page (I couldn’t figure out how … Continue reading Vermont: VPR Debate on Proposed “Death With Dignity” Legislation
Back in November last year, I was contacted by a reporter at Milwaukee Magazine in preparation for a feature story on a local elderly couple who had allegedly died through a “suicide pact.” I succeeded in a few things during our conversation: Made the point that if the death was a suicide pact, it was … Continue reading Milwaukee Magazine: NDY featured in profile of elderly couple who died through a suspected suicide pact
To be honest, the letter from Katie Densley in the Spokesman-Review on Sunday didn’t surprise me at all. That is, the content of the letter didn’t surprise me. The fact that her letter was published did surprise me. I suspect there are more stories like hers in Washington – and even more in Oregon. But … Continue reading Washington State: Grieving Relative Compares Legally Scheduled Suicide to Execution
