…sabilities, is worth living. Many misguided individuals have promulgated so-called “assisted-suicide” and euthanasia laws throughout the world that discriminate against elderly and disabled people by creating a state supported path to death. An all too common belief that a person is better off dead than severely disabled has been enacted as public policy. In Oregon, doctors report that people ask for assisted suicide because they feel like a burde…
…https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/in-the-face-of-death-the-party-of-a-lifetime/ https://notdeadyet.org/2014/08/haleigh-poutres-new-life-and-the-flawed-lessons-people-are-taking-away-from-her-story.html https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/497/261/ https://notdeadyet.org/amicus-brief-in-disability-rights-wisconsin-v-university-of-wisconsin-hospital-and-clinics-et-al https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-805/pdf/COMPS-80c5.pdf htt…
…bed the reality of “mercy killing” appeals in India in some detail, and you read it here. Bottom line: Don’t think this latest case represents a groundswell of demand for euthanasia in India. This is not typical of Indian “right to be killed” cases – which are mostly thinly-veiled appeals for more support from desperate people….
…ing to them the truth can be. The leaflet text is pasted in below. Marilyn ————————————- We are disability rights advocates. Dr. Philip Nitschke and Exit International endanger vulnerable people who are already unconscionably neglected and at risk. Nitschke advocates death on demand for ANYONE of ANY AGE for ANY REASON. This irresponsible position threatens lonely people, depressed people, older people, and people with disabilities. Nitschke belie…
…ons, up to and including palliative sedation, do. In contrast, there is no guarantee that the suicide pills the doctor will prescribe will simply put you to sleep in a few minutes. Sometimes it takes hours, even days, to die. Sometimes, because of the type of medicine or chemical used, you may experience pain, the very thing you were trying to avoid. 4. I want to end my life under the care and guidance of a doctor. Contrary to popular belief, the…
