…features in-depth, dark – and often viciously humorous takes on important news. The last show shared the often dark and abusive sides of guardianship in the USA: This video is captioned. Three things about the captioning: The captioning is mostly accurate; John Oliver is a very fast talker – as a consequence, the captioning sometimes flies by quickly; For some reason, every expletive spoken is deleted from the captioning. I recommend watching it…
…n dying” – whether we’re talking about legalization efforts or hundreds of news stories about the Final Exit Network facilitating the suicides of people with nonterminal disabilities. The silence from your community can only be explained through some combination of moral cowardice, ageism, and ableism. Lastly, you should recognize this is the beginning of a process of ceding control of important guidelines for your community to advocates of assist…
…n dying” – whether we’re talking about legalization efforts or hundreds of news stories about the Final Exit Network facilitating the suicides of people with nonterminal disabilities using such means as helium “exit bags”. They attribute the silence to a combination of moral cowardice, ageism, and ableism. Advocates urge the Association to reverse the position statement and embrace the idea that all suicides are preventable tragedies, including th…
…n dying” – whether we’re talking about legalization efforts or hundreds of news stories about the Final Exit Network facilitating the suicides of people with nonterminal disabilities using such means as helium “exit bags”. They attribute the silence to a combination of moral cowardice, ageism, and ableism. Advocates urge the Association to reverse the position statement and embrace the idea that all suicides are preventable tragedies, including th…
…opping with the individual to find a physician who will provide the fatal drug, such as in the case of Kate Chaney. There is nothing in the proposed legislation that would prevent an abusive caregiver or family member from steering the individual toward physician assisted suicide, witnessing the request form, picking up the lethal dose, and even administering the drug. Because no independent witness is required at the death, there is no assurance…
