Category Archives: United Kingdom

U.K.: Brignell Column on Disability and Assisted Suicide Misses Several Points

Last week, New Statesman, a U.K. based magazine covering current affairs, published an essay by disability columnist Victoria Brignell. Unfortunately, “Assisted Death,” indicates she shares a lot of confusion with the very public she’s trying to educate about disability rights and “assisted death:” In recent years the media spotlight has fallen on a number of … Continue reading U.K.: Brignell Column on Disability and Assisted Suicide Misses Several Points

UK: Disability Campaigners Press For Law Enforcement on Assisted Suicides

As readers of this blog and others covering similar issues will know, there has been a lot of intense media attention and promotion on assisted suicide in the U.K. In spite of “right to die” advocates’ claims of a narrow agenda, the media circus hasn’t been limited to people in the last stages of a … Continue reading UK: Disability Campaigners Press For Law Enforcement on Assisted Suicides