Anyone who is familiar with this blog or has actually done some research on Jack Kevorkian knows that a lot of the news coverage related to his death has been pretty crappy. The New York Times, Huffington Post – even William Saletan at Slate – credit Kevorkian as someone who “helped” the “terminally ill” (although … Continue reading Reality Check – Factual Information on Jack Kevorkian from a Surprising Source
For Immediate Release June 3, 2011 Contact: Stephen Drake, Research Analyst 585-697-1640; sndrake@aol.com Diane Coleman, President 708-420-0539; ndycoleman@aol.com Disability Activists React to News of Kevorkian’s Death Anti-euthanasia disability rights group formed in response to Kevorkian’s 1996 acquittal in deaths of two disabled women Challenge members of the media to get their facts straight. (Rochester, NY) … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: NDY Activists React to News of Kevorkian’s Death
I can’t explain the feelings that go through me when Robert Latimer surfaces in the news again. Robert Latimer’s murder of his daughter Tracy was pivotal in getting my attention directed at the euthanasia movement and in providing a solid foundation for my opposition to the movement. Even though it looks like I haven’t written … Continue reading Robert Latimer – Murderer of Daughter Tracy Latimer – In the News Again
On September 1, the Missoulian published a story that is becoming all-too-familiar, titled “Fire investigation reveals ‘mercy killing in Libby“: An investigation into a house fire in northwestern Montana took a grisly turn when authorities discovered the elderly couple living there were involved in a murder-suicide that police say was meant to be a mercy … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Advocates Advance Exploitation of Elderly Murder/Suicides for Political Gain
The Final Exit Network (FEN) has a billboard up in New Jersey now. It has received a fair amount of coverage – and all of it has been superficial and inaccurate. Not one article has mentioned the criminal charges FEN members face in Georgia and New Jersey, let alone the fact that two FEN members … Continue reading NJ: “Suicide Prevention Expert” Judith Springer Says Final Exit Network OK as Long as it Just Helps “Elderly Folks”
