My Favorite Robin Williams Movie – Awakenings – The One That Always Makes Me Cry

…are this edited article I wrote about ten years ago, posted to an online forum I used to participate in – the forum had nothing to do with disability rights, euthanasia or anything else work-related – just a lot of smart and interesting people. Those familiar with my writing style will recognize my habit of drawing several threads together into a hopefully coherent whole. It’s also a little more personal than what I usually write here. I won’t fee…

Template Press Release on Me Before You Protests

…ability rights advocates in cities across the United States and around the world are protesting the latest Hollywood movie to end with the assisted suicide or euthanasia of the lead disabled character. Advocates in [city] will be at [Theater Name] at [Theater address] on [Date] at [Time – specify half hour after your protesters plan to arrive so they are ready when media arrive]. Me Before You is scheduled for general audience release on Friday, J…

Advocates Protest Disability Snuff Film “Me Before You”

…ability rights advocates in cities across the United States and around the world are protesting the latest Hollywood movie to end with the assisted suicide or euthanasia of the lead disabled character. Protests have already been held in New York City, Boston and Denver, with more planned throughout opening weekend in Los Angeles, Berkeley, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia and other cities. Me Before You is scheduled for general audience r…

NDY Press Release: Advocates Protest Disability Snuff Film “Me Before You”

…ability rights advocates in cities across the United States and around the world are protesting the latest Hollywood movie to end with the assisted suicide or euthanasia of the lead disabled character. Protests have already been held in New York City, Boston and Denver, with more planned throughout opening weekend in Los Angeles, Berkeley, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia and other cities. Me Before You is scheduled for general audience r…

Blog Recommendation: Two to Read from the Flanoor Blog by Adrian Rhodes

…lliative care in Quebec’s Bill. Read the rest of the blog entry here. Just today – August 16th (I said these were recent, didn’t I?) Adrian has posted a review of Tom Koch‘s recently published book, “Thieves of Medicine: When Bioethics Stole Medicine.” (Confession – for reasons that escape me, we haven’t ordered a copy of Tom Koch’s book yet. That will be rectified this weekend. Tom Koch is a friend and supporter of Not Dead Yet and we have great…