Action Alert: September 3rd is “Blog Against the Telethon Day”
(Thanks to Mike Reynolds for the “heads up” on this) From Miss Crip Chick (“just your everyday southern, queer disabled woman of color): Jerry Lewis…
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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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Social Reverse Triage in Washington State
You’ve taken over 300 million breaths in your life. You can’t imagine your next breath being your last. Most of us don’t like thinking about…
NY Times Story on NHBD – Selling instead of Reporting
Given the national publicity surrounding the death of Ruben Navarro, I thought the time could be ripe for a renewed discussion of the ethics surrounding…
Did Katrina Prosecutor Mean to Lose All Along?
(Note – I’ve made slight edits from yesterday’s original version of this entry to eliminate some ambiguity in places. Hopefully, these minor edits fix that…
George Exoo – Suicide Tourist
Right now, activists on both sides of the euthanasia debate are awaiting the fate of George Exoo. He currently resides in a jail cell in…
Ruben Navarro and Our Need to Speak Out
Ruben Navarro’s death is “old news” by internet standards. He was a man with adrenal leukodystrophy whose path to death included an alleged attempt to…
Criste Reimer’s Death Not About Health Care Debt or Compassion
As I noted yesterday, the first reports of Criste Reimer’s death created a strong impression of a loving husband pushing his wife to her death,…
Criste Reimer: The Political Turns Personal
Last week, the media reports of Criste Reimer’s death made their way across the country – in newspapers and on the internet. Criste Reimer was…