Texas has a reputation for doling out pretty harsh treatment when it comes to murder. Apparently – in Austin, anyway – exceptions will be made if the victim is devalued enough. Last Friday, Katherine “Kim” Yarbrough received ten years of probation in a plea bargain. Yarbrough had admitted to killing her husband, Lloyd Yarbrough. Nevertheless, … Continue reading Texas: Murder of Disabled Spouse Yields Probation for Wife
Here are a few recent killings that have made news around the country – New Rochelle man charged with murder in ‘mercy killing’ (NY): Paul Weinstein told police that an argument with his wife ”set him off“ and that he shot her dead in their New Rochelle home after he failed to suffocate her with … Continue reading More Men in the News – Killing Ailing Wives and Calling it “Mercy”
Many people with disabilities have a deep-seated loathing of the word “special.” It’s a term of dismissal, patronization, and discrimination. And that’s just a starting list. Unfortunately until “special education” and “special olympics” get called by other names, we don’t have a prayer of shaking the term off for any length of time with any … Continue reading AP: Final Exit Network manual calls members “special”
Today’s NY Times includes a story on the Final Exit Network (FEN) by Robbie Brown titled “Arrests Draw New Attention to Assisted Suicide.” The article’s strongest point is that it clearly states the allegations by an agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation posing as a man with cancer wanting the group’s assistance in planning … Continue reading NY Times on Final Exit Network – NDY Quote
In case you’re wondering, the Final Exit Network and its “work” was never a secret. In fact, they got a big boost of publicity nearly a year ago, from NY Times Health columnist Jane E. Brody. The column – and her promotion of Final Exit Network – was addressed in this blog: After laying out … Continue reading NY Times Columnist Promoted Final Exit Network and Gave Contact Info
