There’s good news and bad news. I can provide the link to the debate on Lord Falconer’s bill on extending immunity to people who accompany family members to Switzerland to commit suicide at a Dignitas facility. The bad news is this: It’s a continous videostream of the entire 7.5 hours of debate in the House … Continue reading Video Link to July 7 Debate on Falconer Bill (Swiss Suicide Immunity)
I hope to get a transcript and/or link to video up later, but it turns out that Baroness Campbell of Surbiton delivered a speech during debate of the Falconer bill that caught everyone’s attention – and may have significantly affected the outcome of the vote. Om July 7th, the Daily Mail ran an article about … Continue reading UK: More on Jane Campbell – Baroness of Surbiton
Over the weekend, a letter opposing the Falconer bill was circulated among disability advocates/activists in the US and the UK. Diane Coleman and I both signed on to the letter on behalf of NDY. But the majority of the endorsers are disability advocates and activists from the UK. The letter was submitted to a couple … Continue reading More on Falconer Bill: Open Letter from Leaders of Disabled People’s Movement in UK and USA
Tom Shakespeare is well-known in the disability community in the UK. In the US, it’s mostly the disability studies community that is familiar with him. Shakespeare has his feet planted in the realms of disability rights, bioethics and disability studies. Over the past couple of years, Shakespeare has taken a strong position favoring legalization of … Continue reading Tom Shakespeare Makes a Less Than Honest Case For Assisted Suicide
This just in: The House of Lords has voted down the Falconer amendment to extend legal immunity from prosecution to families who take disabled and ill people to Switzerland to commit suicide with the “help” of Dignitas. From the BBC: The House of Lords has defeated a motion to change the law that makes it … Continue reading Breaking News (UK): Falconer Swiss Suicide Tourist Immunity Voted Down!
