…lly something even worse. But, in the meantime, the new article on FEN’s latest round in the court closes with this: Final Exit Network is run by volunteers who believe that mentally competent adults have a basic human right to end their lives if they suffer from “fatal or irreversible illness or intractable pain” and meet other criteria, according to the group’s website. “We do not encourage anyone to end their life, are opposed to anyone’s encou…
…inst the four FEN members in Georgia violate their constitutional right to free speech. The thing is, though, that the charges relate to alleged actions by FEN members, not words. Unfortunately, no single news story contained every bit of rebuttal against the “free speech” defense. So piecing from different news stories, here is a reality check about the criminal charges: Forsyth News: “All four were indicted in March on one count each of offering…
…better now: Goodwin says the vetting process was tightened in 2007, after questions about Van Voorhis’ death. Goodwin defended the group’s involvement, saying Van Voorhis suffered from other illnesses, but people who sought help after her were asked to detail their complete mental history. Obviously, op-eds are submitted to looser editorial standards than basic news stories, but there is a difference between “loose” and “nonexistent.” The editori…
…chnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2022.11.9.4 , https://www.compassionandchoices.org/news/colorado-response ), but then it’s representatives say that these laws have never been abused. So, has the law been abused or not? As someone with an eating disorder who may have no choice but to seek treatment from people like the opportunist who wrote that case study in the future, I want to know which one it is. Harvard Medical School di…
…ality. In the meantime, we’re wondering if Exoo will pick up with his old “Compassionate Chaplaincy” and European travel plan. We’ve got just the poster for him: The image above is a poster with the title “Join Reverend Exoo and the Compassionate Chaplaincy.” Below that is a drawn caricature of Exoo. Underneath the caricature are the words: “travel to exotic, distant lands; meet exciting, unusual people and help them kill themselves – all travel,…
