…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…
…add documentarian to the list. Carr is presenting a 2-part documentary on BBC World Service titled “Euthanasia Road Trip.” Part 1 has aired and is available to listen to on the BBC World Service site. Here’s how the site describes the documentary: The debate over assisted suicide and euthanasia is a passionate one. But as the discussions continue to rage around the world, there are a few places where assisted death is already legal. Switzerland,…
…ability rights activist there (Liz Carr) and one religious representative. BBC online news last night gave brief overview on this matter: Ms Carr said: “I and many other disabled older and terminally ill people, are quite fearful of what legalising assisted suicide would do and mean and those arguments aren’t being debated, teased out, the safeguards aren’t being looked at. “Until we have a programme that does that, then I won’t be happy to move o…
…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…
…h of Peter Smedley at a Swiss assisted suicide clinic. It was aired on the BBC. But these were taped, which I guess lacks the “thrill” of viewing such a thing live. But I think the conversation about the “new ground” being broken is a less important issue than another groundbreaking issue. Alki David is paying Nikolai Ivanisovich and his family for the right of live-streaming his suicide – enough so that Mr. Ivanisovich says his family “will be ab…
