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ABC News: NDY’s Stephen Drake Interviewed for Stephen Hawking Story and additional info/context

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I was interviewed this morning by Susan Donaldson James, a digital reporter of ABC News.   The story she was writing – now finished – concerned Stephen Hawking’s recent endorsement of assisted suicide and a little about the Barbara Mancini case. Overall, I believe the perspectives of NDY were portrayed fairly in the story, even though … Continue reading ABC News: NDY’s Stephen Drake Interviewed for Stephen Hawking Story and additional info/context →

Stephen Hawking Endorses Assisted Suicide, Saying “We Don’t Let Animals Suffer,” Proving that Being a Genius in One Area Doesn’t Stop You From Saying Stupid Stuff Outside of That Area

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World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, who has lived with ALS, a progressive neuromotor condition, has endorsed assisted suicide in a recent BBC interview. His comments below reveal that being a genius in a given field doesn’t guarantee brilliance or even a lack of stupidity outside of that field. His remarks show a lack of any kind … Continue reading Stephen Hawking Endorses Assisted Suicide, Saying “We Don’t Let Animals Suffer,” Proving that Being a Genius in One Area Doesn’t Stop You From Saying Stupid Stuff Outside of That Area →

Diane Coleman in New Jersey Star-Ledger: The dangerous ‘help’ of assisted suicide

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NDY president and CEO Diane Coleman wrote an op-ed that was published in yesterday’s New Jersey Star-Ledger.  Here’s the first half of the op-ed, titled “The dangerous ‘help’ of assisted suicide“: Proponents of legal assisted suicide for the terminally ill frequently claim that the opposing views of disability organizations aren’t relevant. Nevertheless, although people with … Continue reading Diane Coleman in New Jersey Star-Ledger: The dangerous ‘help’ of assisted suicide →