On October 7th, Kelli Stapleton will be sentenced for First Degree Child Abuse in a Michigan courtroom. The following is a summary of the facts written by attorney Sam Crane regarding Kelli Stapleton’s attempt to kill her autistic daughter and the aftermath in the media and public discourse. It provides the background and context for […]
By now, most readers of this blog are probably familiar with the story of Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old girl who underwent surgery on December 9, 2013 at Oakland Children’s Hospital. During post-op recovery, she started bleeding. Eventually, she went into cardiac arrest. She was then put on a ventilator. Two days later doctors made a […]
I have to preface this article with an admission. I had a lot to do with how this article turned out. Columnist Tim Steller called Diane Coleman Friday (Nov 1) afternoon wanting to interview her about an upcoming visit to the area by Derek Humphry, who would apparently be talking about assisted suicide for people […]
Thirty national disability organizations blast “Deadly Consequences” segment of the Dr. Phil show On May 29, thirty national disability organizations lead by Not Dead Yet issued a letter to the Dr. Phil Show, criticizing its April 13th segment entitled “Deadly Consequences.” Rochester, NY (PRWEB) May 30, 2012 On May 29, thirty national disability organizations lead […]
John Kelly is the Director of the recently-formed Second Thoughts, a Massachusetts-based group of disability rights advocates opposing the legalization of assisted suicide. The essay below refers mainly to an article on Christina Symanski that appeared in the Huffington Post, originally in the sites “Weird News” section. Symanski was a young woman who starved and […]
My thanks to readers of this blog. Several entered into the surprisingly short comment thread in Time Magazine‘s “Fond Farewell” to Jack Kevorkian, which I wrote about last week. (Among other issues, the obituary referred to the people Kevorkian “helped” as ‘dying.) Surprisingly, aside from one person who made the tired old “we’re kinder to […]
I’m sure this won’t be the last of these articles now that we’re at the end of the year, but Time Magazine has printed an obituary for Jack Kevorkian in its “Fond Farewells” section in its “Person of the Year” issue. The obit was originally written back in June of this year and was written […]
Canadian assisted suicide proponents lost a bid to legalize assisted suicide through Parliament last year. This year, they turned to the courts to challenge Canada’s laws against assisted suicide and euthanasia as unconstitutional. The case is now before the Canadian court in Vancouver and the proceedings began November 14, 2011. Plaintiffs include a woman with […]
As promised in last week’s blog entry, I contacted responsible parties at both the Associated Press and DutchNews.nl about needed corrections in a Dutch group’s advocacy for ‘mobile’ euthanasia teams that could provide that “service” to people in their own homes if their own doctors wouldn’t cooperate with their wishes. The AP has a Statement […]
Link: https://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8929655.htm Disability Rights Activists from Not Dead Yet and National Council on Disability Featured in Dr. Oz Segment on Assisted Suicide Members of Not Dead Yet and National Council on Disability were featured in a Dr. Oz segment on assisted suicide. Members expressed opposition to assisted suicide, but overall the segment was biased in […]
