…uicide bill sparks Massachusetts debate Hearing on assisted dying bill due today on Beacon Hill Congratulations to all who presented and responded to questions today. The hearing on Tuesday starts at 1:00 p.m. ET. It is supposed tot be webcast here. Below is the Media Advisory issued by Second Thoughts. MEDIA ADVISORY CONTACT October 27, 2015 John Kelly 617-536-5140 JJ Hanson 850-377-5410 Second Thoughts MA to be joined in opposing H 1991 by Secon…
…sted suicide later that very month. Middleton had named Sawyer his estate trustee and put his home in her trust. Two days after Thomas Middleton died, Sawyer listed the property for sale and deposited $90,000 into her own account. It took a federal investigation into real estate fraud to expose this abuse. Sawyer was indicted for first-degree criminal mistreatment and first-degree aggravated theft, partly over criminal mistreatment of Thomas Middl…
…lity,” said Ms. Gross. “This is the view that was aired on Canadian Global News and in many news articles covering the murder of George Hodgins. Many people are quick to justify the murder of a disabled person when they would offer no such justification if the murder victim were not disabled.” ASAN and Not Dead Yet have declared a National Day of Mourning in response to George Hodgins’ murder, Robert Latimer’s television appearance and what they d…
…eiving and taking a lethal prescription could take less time than for the drugs to work. It has occasionally taken people up to 72 hours to die with the drugs having bad side eects. Reducing the waiting period discounts and indeed mocks the profound, irreversible nature of causing one’s own death. Oregon data indicate uncontrollable pain is not a primary reason that people request lethal prescriptions. Instead, it is open for psychosocial or exist…
…lity,” said Ms. Gross. “This is the view that was aired on Canadian Global News and in many news articles covering the murder of George Hodgins. Many people are quick to justify the murder of a disabled person when they would offer no such justification if the murder victim were not disabled.” ASAN and Not Dead Yet have declared a National Day of Mourning in response to George Hodgins’ murder, Robert Latimer’s television appearance and what they d…
