…fered from Lou Gehrig’s disease moved into her home, named her his estate trustee, deeded his home to a trust, and then died by physician-assisted suicide Two days after Thomas Middleton died, Sawyer listed the property for sale and deposited $90,000 into her own account. It took a federal investigation into real estate fraud to expose this abuse. Oregon’s assisted suicide program never noticed. The state decided in the end not to even prosecute S…
…cted in the superficial media coverage in the immediate aftermath of such gruesome crimes. By the time the truth of the matter has been uncovered, the media spotlight has moved on, and the public is left with the same false impression; “he did it for love.” There has been almost no discussion in the francophone media of the disability and human rights problems with the narrative of Amour, and little in the Anglophone press either. No critics quest…
…egulations for Section 1557, including a Request for Information, proposed rule, and final rule.[1] HHS considered more than 24,875 public comments submitted for the 2016 rule.[2] There is no reason to reopen this rule and ignore the reasoned process HHS has already undertaken. We request that HHS retain the current definition of a “covered entity.” The proposed rule seeks to radically narrow the scope and applicability of Section 1557, contrary t…
…upport from other medical organizations – sought to have the trial court’s ruling overturned. Since the court ruled the case moot due to the death of the patient, the trial court ruling stands. Anne’s comments are at the end of the piece. Comments from family attorney Todd Drayton are included, as well as remarks from Thaddeus Pope. Anne Studholme’s comments: Attorney Anne Studholme represents a coalition of disability rights organizations led by…
…and the Oregon data from people who wait past 6 months to take the lethal drugs shows that it is incorrect sometimes. Line in the sand vs shifting sands… The Globe column describes a conversation between Liz Carr and one of the leading proponents of assisted suicide in the UK House of Lords: In her documentary, Carr interviews one of those advocates, Lord Charles Falconer, who dismisses concerns that the criteria for assisted dying will inevitably…
