…ketballer or tennis player. (emphasis added) This passage is from Singer’s book Rethinking Life and Death, and the relevant chapter was reprinted in 2000 in Writings on an Ethical Life. Both books are used in colleges and even high schools in ethics courses. All of which brings me to the topic du jour. Even though I can’t find anything on the site, I’m told that today’s “Good Morning America” had a short piece on high school varsity basketball pla…
…involved.” When asked whether denying treatment to disabled infants has become more common in the United States under the Affordable Care Act, Singer speculated: “It does happen. Not necessarily because of costs” and continued: “If an infant is born with a massive hemorrhage in the brain that means it will be so severely disabled that if the infant lives it will never even be able to recognize its mother, it won’t be able to interact with any oth…
…level of involvement was needed to negate the charge of exclusion. When it comes to the topics of “advance directives” and “end of life” care, the exclusion was deliberate, absolute and longstanding. So what were the kinds of discussions/projects we were invited to, along with other disability advocates? A discussion of disability ethics issues that couldn’t be further discussed, shared or disclosed with anyone – at least not by us; Participation…
…hologist Katherine Ramsland (not quoted in excerpt above), has published a book about serial killers in medical settings. If some of the local media delved into this phenomenon and just what is known and suspected about so-called “Angels of Death,” we might see a sharp drop-off of the use of the term “mercy killing” in future coverage of this particular case, anyway. –Stephen Drake Addendum: For the record, according to the same Chicago Tribune st…
…ability rights groups ADAPT and Not Dead Yet, speaking, teaching, writing, testifying, and protesting on disability justice and the rights of people with disabilities to healthcare and respect. She was also a talented photographer and cook. Carrie Ann was an activist at heart. She graduated from EMERGE, ran for Windsor City Council in 2017, and was planning on additional political activity. She was chair of Colorado Democrats with Disabilities for…
