…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
