San Jose Mercury News Pushes Assisted Suicide – Dishonestly

November 8, 2007assisted suicide, Oregon, Our News & Commentary Blog, safeguardsStephen Drake

…California, for that matter. Just check our older entries on the deaths of Ruben Navarro and Linda Sue Brown. In the case of Ruben Navarro, a transplant surgeon is facing criminal charges connected with his death, but the medical review boards ruled that the nurses and physicians who allowed and/or aided the doctor in illegal conduct did nothing wrong. As for Linda Sue Brown – it’s another nightmare scenario of medical neglect and misconduct – but…

The Death of Christina Symanski – John Kelly and Bill Peace on Media, Perspective, Wrong Questions and Ignored Issues

February 17, 2012bill peace, Christina Symanski, dehydration, john kelly, media coverage, media issues, Our News & Commentary Blog, quadriplegia, starvation, suicide, VSEDStephen Drake

…l significance of her death. This is exactly what you will not find in the news stories that I have read over the last few days. The first newspaper to write about Symanski was the New Jersey Star Ledger. This story was picked up by the UK’s Daily Mail and then the Huffington Post. I expect the news of Symanski’s death will go viral over the weekend and be picked up by hundreds of news outlets. I have no doubt she will be lauded for choosing to di…

NDY Activist Julie Farrar Interviewed By Spectrum News

January 18, 2023aid in dying, assisted suicide, MAID, media coverage, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, media coverageDiane Coleman

…to proponents’ hopes for passing the assisted suicide bill this year, Spectrum News coverage included video excerpts of the interview as well as the following quotes in the online article: But not everyone is convinced. Julie Farrar of the organization Not Dead Yet said the legislation sends the wrong message, especially to people with disabilities. Farrar believes the measure, in essence, tells people, “we are all cheaper dead, we are all less ex…

Lisa Blumberg: Life, Liberty and Security in Canada – Is this the way we are headed?

January 16, 2020"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Lisa Blumberg, Our News & Commentary Blog, Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yetaid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, death with dignity, euthanasia, MAID, Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet CanadaDiane Coleman

…port , November-December 2002 https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/trudeau-defends-use-of-two-planes-calls-tory-criticism-a-far-right-tactic https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/quebec-patients-to-take-their-time-after-winning-right-to-die http://www.slaw.ca/2019/09/17/challenging-the-quebec-end-of-life-legislation-and-medically-assisted-dying-in-truchon/ https://www.aacpdm.org/UserFiles/file/fact-sheet-spine-072415.pdf https:/…

Canada: Council of Canadians with Disabilities Respond to Global News’ Promotion of Killing Disabled People

March 26, 2012Council of Canadians with Disabilities, disability rights advocates, euthanasia, media bias, Our News & Commentary Blog, Rhonda Wiebe, Robert LatimerStephen Drake

…ch 16, this blog posted a hasty alert about a Live Blog on Canada’s Global News devoted to the promotion of legalizing the killing of disabled kids (and adults, as it turned out). I’ll try to find some time in the future to write something about being a participant in that repugnant experience. Right now, I have a heartening response to Global News to share: The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) defines itself this way: CCD is a nationa…