…ally described him as “awake” and “responsive.” The entire brief, written and submitted to the court by Anne L. H. Studholme, Esq., is available online at this location as a microsoft word document (not docx)….
…fluential not only in New Jersey but across the United States and even abroad. In case you’re wondering, that means that Pope took the same side as NDY and other disability rights groups in this case. His brief is available online in PDF (scanned document). To get more information on the history of this case, and other briefs, go to the Medical Futility Blog and type “betancourt” in the search window in the upper left-hand corner of the page….
…n’t deny that a lot of doctors have some pretty bad attitudes about what living life with a disability will mean in terms of quality. The show is online and you can listen to it here (mp3 format). –Stephen Drake…
…troubled teen … .” [Kathryn Lopez, “Euthanasia Sets Sail,” National Review Online, June 5, 2001.] Nitschke calls for suicide on demand at a time when drastic budget cuts in many states are slashing funding for crisis counseling and suicide intervention programs. Nitschke favors facilitating suicide by older people at a time when elder abuse is rampant in the US. The perpetrators are often family members.[1] Given the prevalence of abuse of older p…
…woman whose sister committed suicide with the advice and encouragement of online “friends.” Part of her information and “encouragement” came from ASH – alt-suicide-holiday, a newsgroup that is notorious for urging suicidal people standing on a ledge to jump. She also bought her copy of “Final Exit” through the web – no doubt through Derek Humphry’s ERGO site or through the Final Exit Network. It’s impossible to know just how many people she email…
