…“put them down” would be the term. They also have ‘ethicist’ Arthur Schafer, who is on record as being in favor about just about any killing of old, ill or disabled persons as long as the killer says they did it out of mercy. The live blog is starting at 8:00 pm EST and will run until midnight. They are already taking comments (which run by a moderator. Go here to access the main site for the live blog. Go here to start submitting comments now. –S…
…f it. In addition to the videos telling the stories of disabled lives well lived, Live On offers a variety of resources for disabled people who may be struggling with depression and/or suicidal thoughts. This includes information like how to contact the Crisis Text Line and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Resources are also available for contacting the hundreds of Centers for Independent Living that are scattered across the United States…
…ut making it easier for physicians to help New Yorkers die (New York Daily News, 10/22/19) Ruthie Poole: Should Mass. pass legislation to allow physician-assisted suicide? NO (Second article, Boston Globe, 07/12/19) Terri Hancharick: Commentary: Assisted suicide legislation endangers those with disabilities (Delaware State News, 05/14/19) Mike Reynolds: I can’t believe I’m still fighting against assisted suicide (Bangor Daily News, 04/09/19) Lisa…
…ation and get appropriate medical treatment has been shared here. The good news is that the news of her scheduled surgery was true and her feeding tube is now in place. Now the bad news: In “So today was interesting,” Amanda Baggs shares the her struggles with hospital staff over inappropriate “assistance” with a bedpan, and an early, ill-conceived discharge plan ‘decided’ without her and other “interesting” features of the day. In this tumblr pos…
…anroth claimed – year after year – that Kevorkian had “less than a year to live” in his efforts to win an early release for his client. This was laid out and confirmed in an Associated Press story that appeared on December 14th of last year (link is no longer operational): Some object to Kevorkian’s upcoming release from prison 12/14/2006, 5:34 p.m. ET By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN The Associated Press (excerpt) Not Dead Yet, a national disability rights…