Associated Press Goofs on McCarron Coverage – Then Covers its Tracks
Apparently, whoever prepares the final copies at the Associated Press got a little sloppy yesterday. The Associated Press article that was sent out at 3:25…
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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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Blogging Against Aversives – a little late
Mike Reynolds at uppity disability dot net has been the driving force behind the “blogging against aversives” campaign that began yesterday and is spilling into…
Karen McCarron on Trial – Finally
I’ll write more about this later, when I have more physical and emotional energy. Katie McCarron’s alleged murder by her mother the day before Mother’s…
A New Year – New Fights and a New Blog and Website
Obviously, this blog has been conspicuously quiet for far too long. We’ve been dealing with some issues that have kept me away from the computer…
“Public Education” about PWDs hits new low with “Ransom Notes” campaign
As I was busy digging my way through my accumulated email and phone messages this week, I got a call from Ari Ne’eman, president of…
Life keeps interrupting my plans
About a month ago, I posted a brief announcement that I was dealing with some family crises and we were hopefully in a period where…
Kevorkian “dying” – again
I’ll admit I’ve been kind of surprised that Kevorkian hasn’t been out on the road doing speaking gigs. In fact, until the last week, the…
Swiss Group Dignitas Taking a Cue from Kevorkian Playbook?
There’s a new twist in the ongoing saga involving Dignitas, the Swiss group that caters to old, ill and disabled tourists wanting to kill themselves.…
Response to Mercury News Editorial by Ex. Dir. of Calif. Foundation for Independent Living
Yesterday, I linked to an editorial from the San Jose Mercury News and commented on it. Today’s paper features a response essay by Teresa Favuzzi.…
San Jose Mercury News Pushes Assisted Suicide – Dishonestly
On November 5, the San Jose Mercury News published an editorial enthusiastically supporting the adoption of an assisted suicide law similar to Oregon’s – and…