Final Exit Network: Investigation Expanding and Members Expounding (or Obscuring)
The apparent suicide by Phyllis Hixson, in Athens County OH, is being investigated for possible involvement by members of the Final Exit Network (FEN). The…
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Three Strikes and You’re Dead: Canada’s Euthanasia By Advance Request Sets in Motion
By Amy Hasbrouck This article was first published by Amy Hasbrouck on her Substack (tigerlily61) HERE. The Liberal government defeated the private members bill that would have prohibited MAiD…
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Terrie and Bill – My Own Troubled Thoughts
Before I get into sharing my thoughts on the two previous blog entries, I wanted to share a little of the backstory that went into…
Bad Cripple Shares Scary Thoughts About How Many People with SCI Needlessly Die
First, housekeeping: I’m saving my thoughts, etc. on Terrie’s story until tomorrow. I’ve removed the “part 1” from the title of the blog post with…
Terrie Lincoln: “How I DIDN’T Die”
Terrie Lincoln works in the same building that hosts Not Dead Yet. She has an important story to share – and one that may bear…
Autube Podcast: A conversation with Stephen Drake
Well, if anyone is curious as to what the voice behind the typing sounds like, I am up live on a podcast on Autube. Autube,…
Phil. Inquirer: Art Caplan Delivers Some Truth About Kevorkian, But Misses (or Evades) His Real Impact on Assisted Suicide Movement
On Monday, June 8, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an op-ed by bioethicist Art Caplan. Expressing his concern over the news that Al Pacino plans to…
Chicago NDY Visits Final Exit Network’s Annual Meeting
(photo at right: eight disability activists in front of hotel, holding signs and surrounding bright red banner that reads: NOT DEAD YET – We Want…
Is a Coalition Possible? – The Jury is Still Out
Last week, Diane Coleman and I attended and participated in the Second International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, put on by the Euthanasia Prevention…
NDY Discussed at “Bisexuality Across Cultures Event” – the Message AND the Messenger Matter!
I was at a conference last week and will be writing about that later today. In the meantime, I wanted to share a few excerpts…
Catching up #2: Ari Ne’eman in HuffPo: Health Care Reform and the Disability Community
Ari Ne’eman has a long essay on the Huffington Post on health care reform and the concerns of the disability community. Ari is the founding…