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 […]
I figured there might be more of this, but here are a couple of very irreverent reactions to Kevorkian’s death. Andy Borowitz writes that Paul Ryan Vows to Continue Kevorkian’s Work: WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – In a somber Congressional ceremony, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) eulogized the late Dr. Jack Kevorkian today, vowing to “honor […]
The Smart Ass Cripple Blog is written by friend, disability activist, humorist, playwright, and essayist Mike Ervin. (and I might have left a couple items off the list of hats he wears – and most of those hats are garishly colored – several hold one or more beers with straws.) Mike Ervin’s name is probably […]
Time for a little humor. I’m ready for it, even if no one else is. It happens that today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Big Deal. If anyone reading this wonders why there’s no excitement or enthusiasm about the day here, check out the blog entry for last year’s suicide prevention day. Wesley Smith has […]
(Note – The image above is of the Final Exit Network (FEN) billboard in San Francisco that says “My Life My Death My Choice.” Below those words the old website address has been replaced by the web address for Phillip Morris, manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes and other tobacco products.) Some things are just too good […]
There’s a fresh piece from Ann Neumann on Alternet, bemoaning the way the euthanasia debate in the UK – and here in the US – has become another aspect of the “Culture Wars.” As mentioned in an earlier post, there has been a flood of pro-euthanasia coverage in the UK. It’s even got Ann Neumann, […]
About two weeks ago, an interview with a member of the group “Fear Factory” included the news that the group’s new album includes a cut titled “Final Exit.” Below is an excerpt from the interview with group member Burton Bell: KNAC.COM: “Final Exit” is a suitably grim note to end the album on, is that […]
Steve Gold is a long time friend, ally and warrior in the disability rights movement. Of special interest to NDYers is that Steve was the primary author and Counsel of Record on the NDY amicus brief in the 1996 Supreme Court cases examining assisted suicide as a “constitutional right.” Steve has written and filed other […]
Originally made for the Society for Disability Studies (SDS) Conference, 2009, this film by Liz Carr and Katherine Araniello, is a satirical look at the media coverage of assisted suicide in the UK. While folks in the UK or people who follow this topic will be able to identify the specific video clips most readily, […]
For the past couple of days, I’ve had to prepare for presentation (more about that later) by pouring over the press reports from the months following the murder of Katie McCarron. Unlike most of my work, there’s little in the way of emotional distance – even now – as I read over the events of […]
