I’m Doing the Fun*Run to Support ADAPT and Disability Rights

April 12, 2009activism, ADAPT, advocacy, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…rs have that same opportunity for freedom. About sponsoring me for the Fun*Run: Please go to the following link, which will allow you to pledge an amount per lap or pledge a flat amount. And, in case you are wondering, your sponsorship will benefit Not Dead Yet. Details are at my sponsorship site. –Stephen Drake PS — If you’re making a pledge, keep in mind that I have committed to do TEN laps. That is the number you should use to figure your pledg…

Anderson Cooper, CNN and Kevorkian – Advertising Masquerading as Journalism

April 23, 2010anderson cooper, assisted suicide, cnn, conflict of interest, faux journalism, hbo, Kevorkian, media coverage, media issues, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…re. His job was to boost the film – the characterization of Kevorkian constructed in the film and to boost Kevorkian himself. The reason is simple: Time-Warner Inc. owns both HBO and CNN. Therefore, any line of questioning that would undermine the portrayal of Kevorkian as constructed in the movie – or of the man himself – would go against the financial interests of the parent company. I have no doubt they are counting on this product to boost adv…

Action Alert: September 3rd is “Blog Against the Telethon Day”

August 31, 2007action alert, Our News & Commentary Blog, protests, stereotypes, telethonStephen Drake

…cing the campaign on Thursday via media and will tell them to check the website postings on Monday. The campaign will be posted on Kara’s site. I’m not sure if I’ll be blogging or not on the 3rd. I do my blogging from my office and I am not sure if I’ll be here then. But we support this effort. NDY founder Diane Coleman joined Jerry’s Orphans and started organizing local telethon protests when the group first formed in 1991. A lot of visitors to t…

FDA, Lack of Oversight and Doctors Who Break the Law

October 5, 2007FDA, Our News & Commentary Blog, professional accountability, researchStephen Drake

…ng informed consent or giving enough information so that consent could be truly informed,” Drake adds. “It seems we are giving further powers to a group that has a shitty track record of obeying already existing rules.” It’s obvious that was sliding during the Clinton years is sinking under the Bush administration, and that things have gone from very bad to almost worse than one can imagine. Like I said, I’m late on this. The Medical Humanities Bl…

ABC’s GMA Helps Author Promote Memoir and Assisted Suicide

February 4, 2009assisted suicide, Homicide / 'Mercy Killing', media coverage, media issues, Oregon, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality checkStephen Drake

…rning America” today. “The statute of limitations for assisted suicide has run [out] but the prosecutors can charge you with just about anything. There is no statute of limitation for murder, for manslaughter, probably certain drug offenses.” Nice drama, there, but as I noted before, it’s doubtful that anyone could prove these deaths were suicides or homicides at this stage, even if law enforcement was inclined to do more than yawn about the alleg…