Category Archives: Homicide / ‘Mercy Killing’

Final Exit Advisory Board Members Supporters of Parents Who Kill – Or Want to Kill – Their Disabled Kids

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In case you thought that the so-called “right to die” movement was limited to support for voluntary euthanasia, we have some info on related activities of two of the advisory board members of the Final Exit Network. In addition, these two FEN advisors have cosigned an appeal for donations to a defense fund for the … Continue reading Final Exit Advisory Board Members Supporters of Parents Who Kill – Or Want to Kill – Their Disabled Kids →

Germany: Oops! Man Allegedly Kills Friend Who Was Misdiagnosed as Terminally Ill

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In case anyone wonders what the unintended consequences of lowered criminal penalties for “mercy killings” or “compassionate homicides” can look like, one only needs to look to Germany. (This is aside from the obviously discrimatory standard in officially labeling the murders of old, ill and disabled people as less serious crimes than the murders of … Continue reading Germany: Oops! Man Allegedly Kills Friend Who Was Misdiagnosed as Terminally Ill →

Two Highly Recommended Blog Reads Today

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Part of my daily routine involves checking news and blogs for material relevant to NDY issues. Most often I excerpt and link to relevant pieces – critiquing ones that kind of demand a response of some kind. Then there are those happy times I find bloggers who have written some things that are so on-target … Continue reading Two Highly Recommended Blog Reads Today →

Barbara Coombs-Lee and “Compassion” Join “Last Goodnights” Book Promotion

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Yesterday, I wrote about Good Morning America‘s fawning rollout of John West and his memoir, “The Last Goodnights.” In the book, he claims to have facilitated/aided the suicides of both his father and mother about ten years ago. It turns out that West’s lone publicity tour is looking more like a bandwagon. Today, I found … Continue reading Barbara Coombs-Lee and “Compassion” Join “Last Goodnights” Book Promotion →

ABC’s GMA Helps Author Promote Memoir and Assisted Suicide

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ABC’s Good Morning America appears to have pulled out all the stops in helping attorney John West promote his recently-published book, “The Last Goodnights.” The book is a memoir detailing how he “assisted” the suicides of both his parents about ten years ago. Before I get into the specifics of the coverage, I’d like to … Continue reading ABC’s GMA Helps Author Promote Memoir and Assisted Suicide →