Good Old News: In Early 2023, Suicidology Group Withdrew Statement NDY Protested

July 10, 2023aid in dying, assisted suicide, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blog, protests, suicide preventionAmerican Association of Suicidology, assisted suicide, Meghan Schrader, suicide preventionDiane Coleman

…dly been used to justify PAS in all sorts of different contexts. The 2019 Truchon court decision in Québec which extended euthanasia to people with disabilities, cited the AAS’s statement to support its judgment that “MAiD” for disabled people was not suicide. The AAS had made that statement in the context of physician assisted suicide for people with terminal illnesses, but in the end, the organization’s intentions did not matter. Its statement t…

In the news: Canada SC Case

October 17, 2014assisted suicide, blog recommendations, Canada, court cases, courts, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Canada, court cases, disability rights, media coverageStephen Drake

In Canada this week, the issues of assisted suicide and euthanasia were argued before the Supreme Court. Here’s some of the coverage/commentary published before the date of the arguments (10/15): Dave Hingsburger is a respected – almost revered, and for good reason – voice in the disability rights community. He missed a presentation at a parliamentary luncheon at Ottawa to speak on assisted suicide. He took his notes and took to his blog – Rollin…

NDY Quoted in AP Coverage of Kevorkian While Others in the Media Drop the Ball

March 25, 2008advocacy, Kevorkian, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, politicsStephen Drake

…ion “Honesty and Sincerity” of “Candidate” Kevorkian This morning, various news sources report that Jack Kevorkian formally announced his intention to run as an independent candidate for Congress in Michigan’s 9th district. Earlier reports quoted Kevorkian as saying he was running because he would bring “honesty and sincerity” to government. Predictably, the media didn’t confront Kevorkian with any hard questions they would throw at a legitimate c…

Op-Ed: “Assisted suicide: a chilling prospect for disabled people” by Tanni Grey-Thompson

September 25, 2013assisted suicide, Our News & Commentary Blog, Stephen Hawking, Tanni Grey-Thompson, United Kingdomassisted suicide, Stephen Hawking, Tanni Grey-Thompson, United KingdomStephen Drake

…helps young people become volunteers. She is Vice-Chairman of the Laureus World Sport Academy and a trustee of the Sport for Good Foundation. *** On 23 March 2010, Grey-Thompson was created a Life Peer on the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC). Despite previously suggesting a desire for a title with a Welsh connection,[8] her title was conferred as Baroness Grey-Thompson, of Eaglescliffe in the County of Durham o…

Stephen Hawking Endorses Assisted Suicide, Saying “We Don’t Let Animals Suffer,” Proving that Being a Genius in One Area Doesn’t Stop You From Saying Stupid Stuff Outside of That Area

September 17, 2013assisted suicide, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, euthanasia, Stephen HawkingStephen Drake

…of depth, insight or real thought about the subject. Here’s a bit from the BBC interview: UK cosmologist Prof Stephen Hawking has publicly said he backs the notion of assisted suicide for people with terminal illnesses. In an interview with the BBC he said: “We don’t let animals suffer, so why humans?” Prof Hawking, who has progressive motor neurone disease, has in the past been less candid about the idea, saying “while there’s life, there’s hope”…