…on can be cured, may lack the knowledge or perspective to solve. We do not question the “good intentions” of this legislation, and we believe most doctors do try to do their best for their patients. However, physicians, policymakers and legislators are part of a society which accepts glaring health care disparities. Nothing about their training or expertise puts them above the implicit cultural biases. Unless advocates for assisted suicide address…
…etty much no one of any political stripe who wants to be taken seriously becomes associated with the man or his group. (BTW, the guy from the PAC got in for free with a “media pass” – probably from his home printer, and then did the un-journalistic move of leaving promotional materials. He also didn’t ask any questions. Maybe this gives you an idea of the ethics – or lack thereof – in how they operate.) Alex let me take the podium in response. I c…
…king the same question and gave a link to the Wettstein op-ed in the Arizona Daily Star. To date, there has been no reply via email or phone from the newspaper. Fanning’s column remains on the newspaper site, proudly unchanged – along with my submitted comments questioning its originality – in the “comments” section. I’m not surprised by the shortcuts apparently taken by Fanning in getting the word out. But I am surprised – and saddened – by the a…
…tact disability advocates in your area: To find your nearest center for independent living, which is an advocacy and service organization run by people with disabilities, go to www.ncil.org. To find your nearest protection and advocacy organization, go to http://www.ndrn.org/en/ndrn-member-agencies.html….
…s are equally valid concerns in New Mexico, though Judge Nash ignored them completely. In fact, Judge Nash’s “Findings of Fact” read like Compassion and Choices’ platitudes and propaganda rather than objective statements of fact. Just to highlight two of them: [Finding of Fact] 31. Where it is permitted, the application for an aid in dying prescription must be made by the mentally competent, terminally ill patient and cannot be made by a surrogate…
