…and the Oregon data from people who wait past 6 months to take the lethal drugs shows that it is incorrect sometimes. Line in the sand vs shifting sands… The Globe column describes a conversation between Liz Carr and one of the leading proponents of assisted suicide in the UK House of Lords: In her documentary, Carr interviews one of those advocates, Lord Charles Falconer, who dismisses concerns that the criteria for assisted dying will inevitably…
…udd was conscious and could make his life-and-death decisions himself. Mr. Rudd’s story was the subject of a BBC documentary aired this last week. Click on the link below for a video promo of the film: As I mentioned above, Rudd’s story was featured in many outlets. My sentimental favorite is the article in The Guardian, titled “Blink, and you live – doctors’ message to man in a coma“: A man who was left paralysed and seemingly unable to communica…
…nd the veracity of any other claims made on or off the witness stand. Paul Rubin is writing that he isn’t sure that 8 people (the number of jury members in deliberation) can come to a unanimous decision on the charges in this case. Meanwhile, the AP has news from Georgia: Intro to article: A Georgia judge rejected a free-speech challenge to the state’s law against assisted suicide, allowing a high-profile case to proceed against four members of a…
…ven that, we can understand why Compassion and Choices isn’t featuring the news on its website. It’s not exactly the kind of thing they would want to publicize in their showcase state. But what about the other journalists in Oregon? This is a huge story. It’s important in terms of its impact on public health and safety. It’s also the kind of story that generates interest – scandal sells, doesn’t it? So why are Peter Korn and the Portland Tribune v…
…uary 2011), accessed July 9, 2015, http://hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesDailyNews/tabid/65/ID/3647/February-2011-Letters-to-the-Editor.aspx. [8] N. Gregory Hamilton, M.D. and Catherine Hamilton, M.A., “Competing Paradigms of Responding to Assisted-Suicide Requests in Oregon: Case Report,” presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York, May 6, 2004. [9] Oregon Health Authority, “Death with Dignity Act Annual Repo…
