…y wrote said in an email to me, this news out of South Korea fits in the “truly vile” category. That means it calls for attention and action. Briefly, four men have been convicted of repeatedly raping a sixteen-year old with developmental disabilities. The convicted are three of her uncles and her grandfather. News reports suggest the sexual assaults started when the girl was nine years old. The four men have all been given suspended sentences. Bu…
…suicide candidate testified one of the members showed him how they would hold his hands so he could not remove a helium bag from his face that would help him die.” There is no telling when the judge will rule, or what that ruling will be. Luckily, the judge will most likely be evaluating the arguments presented in court – and not the mostly sloppy press coverage of FEN. –Stephen Drake…
…which describes the way in which he used his “compassionate” activities to finance his travels. Because we’ve spoken out on the case, the Associated Press contacted us for the story it published today. The judge is quoted in one part of the story: “While Mr. Exoo’s conduct may be viewed as wrong, and very highly improper by most if not all of us, it is generally not recognized as criminal here in the United States.” That specific quote elicited th…
…mittee on Approaching Death. More importantly, as noted in the recent U.S. News and World Report article, Is the ‘Death Panel’ Debate Dead?, our concerns about advance care planning discussions are that “A lot of the messaging focuses on telling people they would be better off dead than disabled, and that therefore they should decline treatment.” Unfortunately, major early efforts in forming advance care planning policies in the U.S. excluded the…
…mittee on Approaching Death. More importantly, as noted in the recent U.S. News and World Report article, Is the ‘Death Panel’ Debate Dead?, our concerns about advance care planning discussions are that “A lot of the messaging focuses on telling people they would be better off dead than disabled, and that therefore they should decline treatment.” Unfortunately, major early efforts in forming advance care planning policies in the U.S. excluded the…
