Organ Donation by Death Row Inmates – Get Ready to Start Hearing More About How it’s “Good” for Everyone

March 11, 2011Art Caplan, Ben Goldhirsh, bioethics, crime and punishment, death penalty, Dylan Ratigan, Eric Meslin, good magazine, Graeme Wood, Kevorkian, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality check, Wesley SmithStephen Drake

…ic Meslin and Ben Goldhirsh, the CEO of Good: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy If you highlight selections at the bottom of the video screen, accurate subtitles will run on the video – there is also a selection for a transcript. This was no “debate” on the issue. Both Meslin and Goldhirsh gave their one-sided arguments in favor of allowing organ donations from Death Row inmates. Ratigan, who is generally ve…

Calif. – Ed Roberts Day Declared – his impact on disability rights and his relationship to NDY issues

July 30, 2010analysis, ed roberts, kenneth bergstedt, life-ending decisions, mary johnson, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, right to dieStephen Drake

There are many news sources for this, but here’s the news from UCBerkeley News giving a short account of the life of Ed Roberts and the legislative action that created an “Ed Roberts Day.” Here are the first two paragraphs from Wendy Edelstein’s “Ed Roberts, disability-rights leader and Cal alum, gets his own state day“: BERKELEY — January 23 has been named Ed Roberts Day in California, in honor of the Cal alum who pioneered the disability-rights…

Apparently Roger Ebert Thinks Docudramas are Factual – A Response to “Now I lay me down to sleep”

June 29, 2011assisted suicide, Kevorkian, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality check, right to die, Roger EbertStephen Drake

…onal leader” it might have gone to his head. As a relative newcomer to the world of disability, he’s done very well, but he really hasn’t got a handle on the rest of the community’s values, perspectives or priorities. Before Ebert writes on this topic again, I’d suggest he read the Assisted Suicide Position Paper published by the National Council on Disability in 1997 with Marca Bristo serving as Chairperson. Marca Bristo is also the CEO of Access…

Five Things a “TakePart.com” Author Really DIDN’T Know About Assisted Suicide

June 2, 2011Allan MacDonell, assisted suicide, euthanasia, final exit network, Oregon, Our News & Commentary Blog, pets, reality check, slippery slope, Switzerland, TakePart.comStephen Drake

…s, online communities and brands who share a common interest in making the world a better place. We are a division of Participant Media, which has produced culture-shifting films such as An Inconvenient Truth, The Cove, and Waiting for Superman. To date, Participant has developed programs and active, working relationships with more than 300 non-profits. Collectively, we have the potential to reach more than 75 million people. So they’re your typic…

WA, USA: Assisted Suicide Advocates Push Documents for People with Dementia to “Refuse” Spoon-Feeding

November 4, 2017advance directives, assisted suicide, Our News & Commentary Blog, spoon-feeding, Washington stateadvance directives, assisted suicide, dementia, spoon-feeding, Washington stateStephen Drake

…y Kaiser Health News. The original article can be found at https://khn.org/news/new-instructions-could-let-dementia-patients-refuse-spoon-feeding/ and is republished here, according to the guidelines of Kaiser Health News. A “right to die” organization based in Washington state is pushing a new advanced directive that would allow people with dementia to refuse to be fed by hand – using an advanced directive. The guidelines are allegedly straightfo…