Category Archives: suicide prevention

NJ: “Suicide Prevention Expert” Judith Springer Says Final Exit Network OK as Long as it Just Helps “Elderly Folks”

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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” →

Reporter Succeeds in Getting Two Suicide Prevention Organizations to Comment on Final Exit Network Billboard!

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Regular readers of this blog might remember that last September – during Suicide Prevention Week – this blog blasted suicide prevention organizations for their silence on all the positive press coverage of the Final Exit Network (FEN).  The coverage included approval of suicides for people who are old, ill or disabled. For good measure, virtually … Continue reading Reporter Succeeds in Getting Two Suicide Prevention Organizations to Comment on Final Exit Network Billboard! →

Arizona Daily Star Romanticizes the Suicide of a Disabled Woman in a “Tribute”

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Well, now that National Suicide Prevention Week is over, I guess the field is wide-open when it comes to romanticizing the suicides of people with disabilities in the popular press. Scary thought. Just when I get to the point where I think I’ve seen everything in terms of sensationalized coverage that condones and sympathizes with … Continue reading Arizona Daily Star Romanticizes the Suicide of a Disabled Woman in a “Tribute” →

It’s Suicide Prevention Week – Except for Old, Ill and Physically Disabled People

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I’m not sure how many people are aware of this, but we are nearing the end of National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 6-12). In fact, today – September 10 – is World Suicide Prevention Day. For readers of this blog, it might have been easy to miss this important week. After all, there have been … Continue reading It’s Suicide Prevention Week – Except for Old, Ill and Physically Disabled People →