…ief is proportionally spaced and that the body of the brief contains 4,627 words. This brief was prepared using Microsoft Word 2010. TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page New Mexico City of Farmington v. Fawcett, 1992–NMSC–075, ¶ 6……………………………. 6-7 N.M. Dep’t of Health v. Compton, 2001–NMSC–032, 131 N.M. 204…………….. 7 Ortiz v. Taxation & Revenue Dep’t, 1998–NMCA–027, 124 N.M. 677…………… 6 State v. Reyes–Arreola, 1999–NMCA–086, 127 N.M. 528………………………….. 6 Other…
…rnational Business Times presented this quote from a representative of the American Association of Suicidology: The American Association of Suicidology has advised journalists to sensitively cover the death because certain types of news coverage are believed to increase the likelihood of suicide in vulnerable individuals. The association noted that the risk of copycat suicides increases when the story specifically describes the suicide method, but…
…gender or sexual orientation. It would also define as hate crimes acts of brutality and cruelty in hospitals and nursing homes. The Bill is called the Shereian Meadows Amendment. Those journalists who are allowed to attend Kevorkian’s press Conferences might well ask him how he stands on this issue of freedom of choice. Readers might want to write or e-mail their Senator, or Representatives, and ask the same. One hopes we will also ask ourselves t…
Since I was interviewed for this article in American Medical News, I was actively looking for its appearance online this morning. The interview with the reporter lasted almost 45 minutes and covered a lot of ground, most of which didn’t get included in this relatively short article. It is an attempt to explore the “legacy” that Kevorkian left us. Below are come excerpts from the article Dr. Kevorkian leaves mixed legacy by Carolyne Krupa: The dea…
Today, March 24th, the U.S. News & World Report site published an article titled “Is There a Right to Die?” The article focuses mainly on the current battle around assisted suicide legislation in Connecticut. The most remarkable aspect of this article is that about half of it is devoted to quotes from disability activists, who are the only opponents to legalized assisted suicide quoted in the article. Marilyn Golden from DREDF is quoted as are Di…