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Monday Media: Interview on “What’s Up With Bioethics”

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I didn’t get around to any blogging over the weekend. And Monday went a little out of control, so I didn’t get to announce my appearance on Mark Mostert‘s webcast of “What’s Up With Bioethics?“ It turns out that may have been a good thing after all. When I announce an appearance on a live broadcast, only a handful of people at most are able to tune in. Luckily, the show is archived on the site and the one hour discussion is available for your lis…

Carol Carr, Who Killed Two Sons, Speaks Out About Assisted Suicide, Sort Of

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For those with a comparatively long memory (long in terms of this culture, anyway), the name “Carol Carr” should ring a bell. In 2002, she shot and killed two of her adult sons as they lay in beds in a Georgia nursing home. Both had Huntington’s Chorea, a hereditary condition that results in a progressive decline in motor and cognitive ability. Here’s the update from Newsnet14: The Griffin woman was at the vortex of the issue in 2002 after killin…

Kaylee Wallace – Disturbing Coverage and Unasked Questions

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Once in awhile, a story hits the news that is so heartwrenching and tragic that it seems rude and cold to ask questions – let alone challenge – elements of the story. Often, this is exactly the time that hard questions should be asked. Right now, there is a life-and-death drama playing out at the Sick Children’s Hospital in Toronto. Kaylee Wallace, who is two months old, is receiving palliative care at the facility. On Tuesday, there was an attem…

Canadian Association for Community Living: Press Release on Kaylee Wallace

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Today, the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) issued a press release regarding Kaylee Wallace and the issues that have come to light in the past couple of days – issues that impact countless other Canadians with disabilities and their families. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2009 Family’s Heartbreaking Plight Sheds Light on Deeper Issues From Day One it’s been all about what Kaylee Wallace won’t do. She won’t go to school, she won’t…

I’m Doing the Fun*Run to Support ADAPT and Disability Rights

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On April 26th, ADAPT will be holding its annual Fun*Run in Upper Senate Park in Washington, DC. I won’t be going to the national action or at Upper Senate Park, but I have signed up to do ten laps around a large block in my neighborhood on that day. For readers of this blog unfamiliar with ADAPT, here’s a brief overview (copied and edited from ADAPT site): For over 25 years, ADAPT has been a leader in the fight for accessible public transportatio…