Radio Netherlands “Living and dying with dignity” includes NDY interview
This just dropped into my mailbox and I haven’t had a chance to listen to the whole thing yet, let alone my own part of…
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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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UK: Paralyzed Teacher Says She’s Not Selfish for Wanting to Live
In the U.K., assisted suicide advocates are pushing their case again. Two publicized cases have brought this issue to the fore. The article linked and…
Washington State Voters Pass Assisted Suicide Referendum
Most people who check this blog out will already know that Washington State’s referendum (I-1000) to legalize assisted suicide passed. There are lots of reasons…
Class warfare – out-of-state rich people fund Washington State Assisted Suicide Initiative
This election year has brought money into sharp focus for many people in the USA. We’ve all seen how the greedy and unregulated behavior of…
Migraines really screw up my work schedule
Apologies for the unannounced and unplanned hiatus here. I had a totally uplanned migraine that lasted for over a week, resulting in lots of unplanned…
Catching Up: McCain Gives Us Fair Warning on Medicare and Medicaid Cuts
There are other ways to promote the premature deaths of old, ill and disabled people other than assisted suicide, euthanasia, and “futility” policies. One way…
The Onion: Financial Planner Advises Shorter Life Span
The news these days is mostly cruddy. We’ll get into that in the days to come. In the meantime, leave it up to The Onion…
New Study in BMJ Indicates People with Clinical Depression Getting Lethal Prescriptions in Oregon
Hot off the press, first from an article from today’s US News & World Report, carefully titled “Oregon’s Assisted Suicide Law May Overlook Depressed Patients“:…
Washington Post: Saletan on “Redefining Life and Death”
I’m a little late on this, but William Saletan, national correspondent for Slate.com, wrote a pretty thoughtful analysis of the current medical debates regarding the…
How many states does it take before we’re not “blown away” by nursing board scandals?
Yesterday’s post discussed the LA Times article revealing that dozens of nurses in California with criminal convictions have valid licenses to practice in the state.…