…nsidering withdrawal of medical care. Indeed, in his article discussing end-of-life decision-making regarding children with disabilities, Fost acknowledged that public support for ending the lives of children with disabilities by withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration is “largely affected by the support of physicians and hospitals” for such a course of action.[10] The court must recognize that when the state empowers physicians to influenc…
…t and last year we learned that I don’t have the SMA gene. So now I have a generic neuromuscular disability labeled congenital myopathy. I have friends with similar conditions, as well as friends with post-polio syndrome, many of whom use BiPAP machines at night to breathe. No doctor in my first 45+ years ever mentioned that I might one day need a BiPAP but, fortunately, my friends and I talked about these issues and I learned from them what to lo…
…February on assisted suicide charges. The members are accused of helping 58-year-old John Celmer of Cumming take his own life in 2008. “What options are they giving them if the sole purpose of their organization is to give the resources to end your life,” asked Tuttle. “We ask them 10 times, we ask them 20 times, ‘Are you absolutely sure that you want to do this today ‘ and most of the time the people will say, ‘Shut up and let’s get to it,’” said…
…from Clair Lewis, who writes “Getting Away With Murder: Discriminatory how-to guide is a national disgrace“: (excerpt) In an unprecedented move, the Director of Public Prosecutions will release his special guide on how British citizens can aid and abet suicides with his approval.. as long as they only do it to the people he’s selected as fit for death. Helping end someone’s life is a crime, which usually carries a 14 year prison sentence, but not…
…who would be impacted by this piece of bad social policy. Invidious quality-of-life judgments have no place in social policy. Reject this bill and the discrimination it promotes. Thank you very much. Josue Rodriguez Links to Sources, listed in order cited: Victoria Reggie Kennedy, “Q2 is simplistic, wrong,” Berkshire Eagle, October 30, 2012 http://tinyurl.com/nxh8lg7 Jeanette Hall, “She pushed for legal right to die, and – thankfully – w…
