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Clickhole: Terminally Ill Woman Chooses Dignified Death/Eaten by Wolves (satire)

January 23, 2015dignity, Our News & Commentary Blog, satireBrittany Maynard, clickhole, death with dignity, satireStephen Drake

Clickhole is part of The Onion and parodies sites that post items that go viral. Today, Clickhole featured a “story” obviously inspired by the viral story of Brittany Maynard, who, along with a great deal of technical assistance from Compassion and Choices, shared her wish to kill herself using Oregon’s assisted suicide law. Part of … Continue reading Clickhole: Terminally Ill Woman Chooses Dignified Death/Eaten by Wolves (satire) →

Response to NYT Front Page Public Relations “Article” Promoting Assisted Suicide

February 12, 2014assisted suicide, Compassion & Choices, media, New York Times, suicideaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, Erick Eckholm, media coverage, media issues, New York Times, propaganda, terminologyStephen Drake

(Editor’s note: The following is a revised version of an op-ed I drafted in response to the front page story published in the New York Times on February 8. ‘Aid in Dying’ Movement Takes Hold in Some States was written by reporter Erick Eckholm. We’ve been informed that that the Times isn’t considering any op-eds … Continue reading Response to NYT Front Page Public Relations “Article” Promoting Assisted Suicide →