…iece includes both proponent and opponent arguments. Lead article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/11/metro/lawmakers-citing-new-momentum-plan-reintroduce-right-to-die-bill-january/#bgmp-comments Sidebar: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/11/metro/voices-right-die-debate/ Not Dead Yet’s John Kelly was included in the voices featured in the sidebar article. Here is the excerpt reflecting some of John’s perspective: Disability-rights advocate…
…the interview, the problem isn’t disability but the deadly prejudice against it. And the answer is to remove that prejudice, not the people it targets for death. Second Thoughts Connecticut: https://www.facebook.com/SecondThoughtsConnecticut Radio Show Broadcast, beginning at 37:20: https://audioboom.com/posts/7772188-family-empowerment-now-stepping-forward-cfgnh-second-thoughts-ct …
…but I really do wanna thank all three of you for being in touch with us, for participating in the debate-we stay online at facebook.com/worldhaveyoursay …
…nce that is how we treat our animals. –Stephen Drake ### 08/01/24: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/01/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-dog-and-human-euthanasia-end-of-life/ Re “She kept her gravely ill dog alive. Was that animal cruelty?” (Opinion, July 23): As a potential severely ill and disabled person (aren’t we all?), I feel threatened by the idea that it could be a crime to keep a dog alive. If the law holds that a dog that “had bed sores,…
…ot issue a binding ruling on the matter, especially as only four of the 42 comparative states the court examined allowed active assisted suicide. Only three EU member countries – the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg – currently permit active assisted suicide, when someone agrees to a request from the patient to help them end their life. Switzerland is not in the EU.” (As of 2013, there are 28 countries in the EU.) In a 2015 article, DW.com repo…
