…killed her 3-year-old daughter with a garbage bag in May 2006. The family lived in Morton. The charges against her were first-degree murder, obstruction of justice and concealment of a homicide. –Stephen Drake Addendum: I hope this isn’t a bad omen, but I just got off the phone with the Chicago AP office, which is transmitting its coverage of the trial over the wires. The latest story from them has a very big problem in it. Here’s the most troubl…
…ich, they should start legal proceedings.” Minelli probably doesn’t follow news in the U.S., or he might take a more cautious tone. The day before being hauled into court to face federal charges of corruption, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich invited anyone to listen in on his private conversations any time at all – he had nothing to hide. Turns out the feds had been listening for quite awhile and the good Governor should have left some things he…
…s). This time at least some of the misinformation was generated by a Dutch news source. News sources in the Netherlands tend to be biased – naturally – in favor of the euthanasia practices in that country, but are generally accurate when describing the “strict guidelines” and eligibility criteria. Not this time. Here is how eligibility is described in the DutchNews.nl article titled Voluntary euthanasia group plans to set up ‘help to die’ teams: E…
…report.pdf [27] Autopsy Cutbacks Reveal “Gray Homicides”: http://canhr.org/newsroom/canhrnewsarchive/2011/NPR20110205.html [28] 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. [29] See e.g., Not Dead Yet et al. brief in Gonzales v. Oregon (http://notdeadyet.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gonzales.html) and Morris v. Brandenburg (http://notdeadyet.org/ndy-et-al-amicus-brief-in-new-mexico-supreme-court-in-morris-v-brandenburg) [30] Medical Futility in End-of-Life Care,…
…ith Dignity case, DHS says, March 4, 2005 (http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/pages/news/2005news/2005-0304a.aspx) [36] Oregon Death With Dignity Act, ORS 127.865, Washington Death With Dignity Act, RCW 70.245 [37] Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act – 2014, page 6, Oregon Public Health Division (https://public.health.oregon.gov/ProviderPartnerResources/EvaluationResearch/DeathwithDignityAct/Documents/year17.pdf) [38] See footnote 34 and additional authori…
