Victory in Connecticut! News Coverage, Lisa Blumberg’s Letter Published

April 20, 2023"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Connecticut, Lisa Blumberg, Our News & Commentary Blog, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide, Second Thoughts Connecticutaid in dying, assisted suicide, end of life options, PAMAS, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide, Second Thoughts ConnectcutDiane Coleman

…Aid in Dying”]. With the healthcare system so broken and so many people struggling to get the care and practical support they need to live their lives the way they want despite difficulties, it is absurd to suggest that allowing doctors to prescribe death causing drugs to a certain patient subclass would do anything to promote autonomy. It would merely enable an indifferent society to take the easy way out. What’s pro-choice about that? Lisa Blum…

Second Thoughts MA protest gains important news coverage

June 7, 2024aid in dying, assisted suicide, end-of-life options bills, Massachusetts, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, protests, Second Thoughtsassisted suicide, Massachusetts, medical aid in dying, Second ThoughtsDiane Coleman

…ell Paye, Jon Ball, John Robinson and Dr. Rich Florentine. The State House News Service (SHNS) provided unusually balanced coverage of the disability led demonstration against the assisted suicide bill currently before the Massachusetts legislature. While it is all too common to see only a brief paragraph or sentence about opponents near the end of a lengthy article favoring physician assisted suicide laws, SHNS started with and frequently returne…

An elderly woman’s “mercy killing” looking more like murder – an overview of elderly homicide/suicides

September 16, 2013Our News & Commentary Blogdomestic violence, mercy killing, press coverageStephen Drake

…claims of “mercy” as a reason for killing his wife. Some even appeared on news sites outside of the U.S. In contrast, only two local news sites have posted stories about the reactions and statements of Virginia Chumbley’s family to her murder. Only a very small audience is getting to see/hear what the family has to say compared to the very large audience who saw Virginia Chumbley’s death framed as a “mercy killing.” None of this is unusual. The “…

Massachusetts: Good News on Mass. Medical Society – Organization reaffirms opposition to assisted suicide

December 5, 2011assisted suicide, john kelly, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Medical Society, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…lth policy, health care delivery, and organizational administration by the Society’s House of Delegates, its policy-making body. Resolutions adopted by the delegates become policies of the organization. Great news, but the work has hardly begun. We need to see if other stakeholders are going to step up and if everyone can work effectively in a coalition. We’ll keep folks posted here. –Stephen Drake…

American Medical News – “Kevorkian leaves mixed legacy” (NDY Quoted)

June 20, 2011American Medical News, assisted suicide, bioethics, disabilities, Kevorkian, Our News & Commentary Blog, stephen drake, Timothy QuillStephen Drake

…e excerpts from the article Dr. Kevorkian leaves mixed legacy by Carolyne Krupa: The death of pathologist Jack Kevorkian, MD, left many pondering the long-term influence of a highly controversial figure and what role he may have played in transforming the nation’s perception of dying. Some think his aggressive push for physician-assisted suicide forced the medical profession to take a closer look at care of the terminally ill. But others say Dr. K…