UK: Pro-Euthanasia Group To Set Up Suicide Assistance “Help Line”

April 28, 2011assisted suicide, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality check, United KingdomStephen Drake

…ago, this story could have appeared (with a few tweaks) as a satire in The Onion, or as a skit on Saturday Night Live – or the many British comedy shows that exist. But no, a British pro-euthanasia group has created a partner organization — which will challenge satire writers, since the truth here already reads like yesterday’s parody. From The Daily Mail, here is a sample of Outrage as ‘how-to-die helpline’ is launched by euthanasia charity: A ri…

The Lighter Side of Kevorkian’s Death (humor and satire alert)

June 6, 2011assisted suicide, humor, in memorium, Kevorkian, Our News & Commentary Blog, satireStephen Drake

…Ryan said that his new budget plan would replace Medicare with a system of so-called “Kevouchers” that could be redeemed for cyanide pills, nooses and bullets. (h/t to Marilyn Golden and Sheila Boyd) And from The Onion: Man Dies All By Himself. (h/t) to April Shiebler There’s another one I found over the weekend, but it brings up some issues that merit a separate post, which will come later today. –Stephen Drake…

Clickhole: Terminally Ill Woman Chooses Dignified Death/Eaten by Wolves (satire)

January 23, 2015dignity, Our News & Commentary Blog, satireBrittany Maynard, clickhole, death with dignity, satireStephen Drake

Clickhole is part of The Onion and parodies sites that post items that go viral. Today, Clickhole featured a “story” obviously inspired by the viral story of Brittany Maynard, who, along with a great deal of technical assistance from Compassion and Choices, shared her wish to kill herself using Oregon’s assisted suicide law. Part of her pitch was to demand that all 50 states in the USA legalize assisted suicide. Below is one of the photos from to…