Disability Activists “Greet” Euthanasia Activist in San Francisco

November 11, 2009assisted suicide, california, dredf, euthanasia, Marilyn Golden, Nitschke, Our News & Commentary Blog, Paul Longmore, protestsStephen Drake

…troubled teen … .” [Kathryn Lopez, “Euthanasia Sets Sail,” National Review Online, June 5, 2001.] Nitschke calls for suicide on demand at a time when drastic budget cuts in many states are slashing funding for crisis counseling and suicide intervention programs. Nitschke favors facilitating suicide by older people at a time when elder abuse is rampant in the US. The perpetrators are often family members.[1] Given the prevalence of abuse of older p…

Followup on Princetonian – and more thoughts from Bill Peace and Gary Presley

October 27, 2009blog recommendations, Gary Presley, media coverage, media issues, Our News & Commentary Blog, Peter Singer, william peaceStephen Drake

…cetonian, which contained inaccurate and defamatory remarks about NDY. The online article has been revised. The article also carries an Editor’s note at the end of the article, which we’re told was published in today’s print edition of the Princetonian: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this article inaccurately referred to protests organized by Not Dead Yet and held at Nassau Hall in September 1999 as violent. Diane Coleman, presiden…

Media: Broadcast of Discussion of Euthanasia with Me and Dutch Doctor

October 7, 2009euthanasia, infanticide, media coverage, Netherlands, Our News & Commentary Blog, stephen drake, suicideStephen Drake

…n’t deny that a lot of doctors have some pretty bad attitudes about what living life with a disability will mean in terms of quality. The show is online and you can listen to it here (mp3 format). –Stephen Drake…

More on Betancourt

October 7, 2009betancourt v. trinitas, blog recommendations, court decisions, futile care, futility, litigation, new jersey, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…fluential not only in New Jersey but across the United States and even abroad. In case you’re wondering, that means that Pope took the same side as NDY and other disability rights groups in this case. His brief is available online in PDF (scanned document). To get more information on the history of this case, and other briefs, go to the Medical Futility Blog and type “betancourt” in the search window in the upper left-hand corner of the page….

NJ: Disability Groups File Amicus in Betancourt v. Trinitas (futility case)

October 5, 2009betancourt v. trinitas, court decisions, futile care, futility, litigation, new jersey, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…ally described him as “awake” and “responsive.” The entire brief, written and submitted to the court by Anne L. H. Studholme, Esq., is available online at this location as a microsoft word document (not docx)….