WA, USA: Assisted Suicide Advocates Push Documents for People with Dementia to “Refuse” Spoon-Feeding

…y Kaiser Health News. The original article can be found at https://khn.org/news/new-instructions-could-let-dementia-patients-refuse-spoon-feeding/ and is republished here, according to the guidelines of Kaiser Health News. A “right to die” organization based in Washington state is pushing a new advanced directive that would allow people with dementia to refuse to be fed by hand – using an advanced directive. The guidelines are allegedly straightfo…

NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point

…lent her talents to the rally and throughout the 3-day action. Elaine also shared her collection of percussion instruments for many to use as our voices became over extended from chanting messages like “Help to Live, Not to Die” and “Final Exit: Stop the Lies.” We distributed four leaflets in English and Spanish. The area was high in foot traffic, so by the end of Day 1, we had distributed almost 2000 and had to make more for Day 2 and 3 and, havi…

Final Exit Network Members Passing Off “Boilerplate” Op-eds As Original Work?

…t was an eye-opener is that I had already read parts of Fanning’s column – word for word – in a March 19th op-ed by former FEN president Earl Wettstein, published in the Arizona Daily Star. These op-eds or columns run between 500-600 words, so the following passages (and these are just the best examples) represent a significant portion of these “original” works: The media is calling the four people involved a “ring,” an obviously pejorative word….

NDY Protest of World Federation of Right To Die Societies

…Radio, 9/18/14) Leaflets: Why Are We Here? Oppose the Legalization of Assisted Suicide! Equality Dignity Diversity Pride Suicide Prevention for All! NDY Blogs: John Kelly Gives His Take on the NDY Protest of the World Federation Conference (9/24/14) NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point (9/22/14) Chicago NDY Protest of International Pro-Euthanasia Conference – Day 1 (9/19/14)…