Three recommended reads: Bill Peace on “Ashley and Me,” L Syd M Johnson critque of Jacob Appel on PVS and April Michelle Herndon on the “Magic Pill” Question

July 9, 2010Ashley X, bioethics, blog recommendations, cure, glbt, Hastings Center, Our News & Commentary Blog, pvs, william peaceStephen Drake

…token event/seminar/workshop. Nevertheless, I go back periodically to the online Bioethics Forum, because I occasionally find articles on that section of the website that are relevant to NDY and/or disability rights. Right now, the Bioethics Forum is featuring three articles that all have relevance to NDY’s mission and/or to disability rights – even though only one of the articles is written by a disability rights activist. Going from the oldest…

The “Right to Die” Expands Into New Territory

May 13, 2010"end of life", crime and punishment, death penalty, euthanasia, legislation, life-ending decisions, media coverage, media issues, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality check, right to dieStephen Drake

…uarantee they’re nothing like what you would expect. On May 10th, Delaware Online featured a story by reporter Sean O’Sullivan titled “Lawyers spar over killer’s right to die.” On May 12th, WAFB.com in Louisiana featured a story by reporter Jim Shannon titled “Right to die bill passes through House committee.” The stories both deal with the death penalty. Personally, I think that “right to be executed” would be a more accurate term for the stories…

HBO Is Making Sure We Don’t Know Jack About Jack Kevorkian

April 22, 2010assisted suicide, Homicide / 'Mercy Killing', Kevorkian, media coverage, media issues, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality checkStephen Drake

…pain specialist. Kevorkian’s access to such records varied widely; in some instances, he received only a brief summary of the attending physician’s prognosis. Autopsies of at least three Kevorkian suicides revealed no anatomical evidence of disease. At least 19 patients died less than 24 hours after meeting Kevorkian for the first time. By the estimation of the investigative reporters, at least 60% of the people who committed suicide with Kevorkia…

Testimony of Karen Scheiderman – MA Assisted Suicide Hearing

February 24, 2010advocacy, assisted suicide, Massachusetts, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…We will post others as they become available. If the documents are too long, we’ll post excerpts with a link to a document online. –Stephen Drake…

A Disability Perspective on the Issue of Physician Assisted Suicide – Disability and Health Journal

January 13, 2010American Public Health Association, analysis, assisted suicide, carol gill, diane coleman, Marilyn Golden, Mercatornet, Michael Cook, Our News & Commentary Blog, researchStephen Drake

…he press release being issued before the journal in question was available online. I’ve mentioned before that I love it when people save me time and work when it comes to writing. Writer and editor Michael Cook has just published a summary of the contents of the journal issue on Mercatornet.com – along with some interesting commentary – in “Is Death Better than Disability?“: When assisted suicide is legalised most of the people who will die are di…