…hts community urge N.Y. lawmakers to reject Medical Aid in Dying Act (Spectrum News, 02/14/24) America is racing toward Canada’s euthanasia free-for-all – as seven more states eye legalizing assisted suicide (Daily Mail, 02/11/24) Should Illinois become 11th state to adopt ‘right-to-die’ legislation? (Chicago Sun Times, 02/09/24) Letter: Why we’re against Medical Aid in Dying (Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 02/06/24) Minnesota’s end-of-life options…
…y to answer this question after a short break. Welcome back to Brave New World Radio program. My name’s John Harrison. Today we’re talking about the terrible theme of euthanasia. I’m joined by Gert Huysmans, the president of the Federation of Palliative care of Flanders, Alex Schadenberg, the Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition of Ontario, and John Kelly, New England Regional Director of the Not Dead Yet anti-euthanasia act…
…he “Friday news dump.” News “dumped” on a Friday minimizes news coverage – news readership of papers is down, news stations aren’t staffed as well. By the time Monday comes, the news is stale and no longer news at all. Strong Hospital and the Catholic Family Center picked a perfect Friday for minimizing any attention being given to the death of Dorothy Livadas. The media is focussed on Obama’s acceptance of the Democratic nomination last night and…
…e his way. “I am open to similar requests, sure!” he told AVN. Most of the news coverage and commentary gives at least a token nod as to whether or not streaming the live suicide of someone at a Swiss clinic is a good idea. In retrospect, this is a perfectly natural development. The American news magazine show 60 Minutes televised the taped killing of Thomas Youk via a series of injections given by Jack Kevorkian. Recently, author and euthanasia c…
…rvation and dehydration; “lose a child” is not at all accurate. He did not run away at the mall. No one kidnapped him at night. He spent all 23 days in his mother’s apartment, with his parents, and a reporter documenting the entire ordeal. Dylan’s parents, Kerri Bruning and Dave Walborn perceived his bad days outnumbered the good and made the decision to withdraw food. Ministers, grandparents and others came to the apartment throughout those 23 da…
