Not Dead Yet UK Launches “The Resistance Campaign”

June 3, 2010activism, advocacy, assisted suicide, euthanasia prevention coalition, jane campbell, Our News & Commentary Blog, policy, United KingdomStephen Drake

…ch makes assisted suicide illegal. The campaign has gotten coverage on the BBC, The Guardian, and Public Service. Here’s an excerpt from Jane Campbell’s column about the campaign in The Guardian: Disabled and terminally ill people have had to deal with fear, prejudice and discrimination since the beginning of time. Our lives have been devalued by statements such as “he/she’d be better off dead”. In recent years, calls for a change to the law prohi…

Washington State: Grieving Relative Compares Legally Scheduled Suicide to Execution

September 28, 2010assisted suicide, Conflation and Con jobs, executions, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality check, safeguards, suicide, Washington stateStephen Drake

…’s been a year since my uncle opted for assisted suicide. To me it’s an excruciating anniversary. He talked about this for a year before it became law. He’d had surgery for cancer which left him with a catheter. He was depressed at 94 but was home with assistance from friends and health givers. I thought this could never happen because he was just old and depressed. When the law became reality, friends helped him with his quest. They took him to d…

Train Wrecks and Being Bushwacked in the Land of Oz – Bill Peace, Danny Robert and Nadina LaSpina report on the Oz Show

October 25, 2011als, assisted suicide, blog recommendations, Danny Robert, Dr. Oz, infotainment, ira byock, media coverage, media issues, Nadina LaSpina, Our News & Commentary Blog, ventilator, william peaceStephen Drake

…dargueagainst,andthenawomanwithALSwouldbebroughtout.Gregaskedthatwenotinterruptorheckle,andthatwewouldgetachancetospeakafterthewomanwithALS. Montelgaveadramaticperformance,grabbinghislegsfromtimetotimewhilehespoke,hisfacecontortedinpain.Hesaidhewantstohaveawayoutwhenthepaingetsunbearableandhewantstodiewithdignity.Dr.Ablowgavesomegoodarguments,saying “Iwouldneverlegallyallowphysicianstodecidewhoshouldliveandwhoshoulddie…physicianassistedsuicideisas…

Hillary Clinton Says Assisted Suicide “Appropriate Right to Have”

April 7, 2008assisted suicide, Oregon, Our News & Commentary Blog, politicsStephen Drake

…e with it or not or think it’s a good idea or not, the fact that Oregon is breaking new ground and providing valuable information as to what does and doesn’t work when it comes to end-of-life questions, I think, is very beneficial. Q: Would you have voted for it if you were a resident of the state? A: I don’t know the answer to that. I have a great deal of sympathy for people who are in difficult end-of-life situations. I’ve gone to friends who ha…

George Exoo Resurfaces – Plans for Swiss-like “suicide tourism” at death house in North Carolina?

September 14, 2010assisted suicide, documentary, final exit network, george exoo, hospice, media coverage, North Carolina, Our News & Commentary Blog, right to dieStephen Drake

…Diane Turbyfill in the Gaston Gazette: A West Virginia man hopes to turn a run-down house in the Smyre Mill Village into a center to assist people with suicide. The Rev. George Exoo, a Unitarian minister, has attended and sometimes assisted with more than 100 suicides. He bought a Gastonia property three years ago with the intent of renovating and selling it. The quarter-of-an-acre lot has been trouble, according to Exoo. The improvements he plann…