In Lodi, California, June Hartley helped her brother kill himself with helium and a bag. She was charged with the felony of assisting suicide but is apparently going to get another in a series of slaps on the wrists of suicide assisters in such cases. From the story:A Lodi woman who helped her . . . . Continue Reading »
A reporter from Life Site News.com covered my speech at the anti euthanasia symposium and did a fine job summarizing what I said over a one hour speech. (I also like the photo). From the story:Reflecting on the euthansia agenda amid the modern advances in palliative care, Smith asked, . . . . Continue Reading »
Assisted suicide advocates are attempting to bootstrap onto legislation that would outlaw Internet suicide predation, a clause explicitly permitting suicide tourism. Here’s the proposed amendment—look for “Exceptions to Offence of Assisted Suicide”: Notwithstanding sections . . . . Continue Reading »
Diane Coleman and Steve Drake from Not Dead Yet are speaking. Coleman discussed the problems people with disabilities face in the health care context.Drake then took the microphone and told a touching story about his birth:The doctor told my parents that the good news was 100-1 that I would not . . . . Continue Reading »
Bobby Schindler, Terri Schiavo’s brother, has become a righteous advocate for the vulnerable and defenseless since his sister’s untimely demise. He opened today’s session of the euthanasia symposium with a stirring critique of media bias and the prevalent anti-disability attitudes . . . . Continue Reading »
Dr. Margaret Cottle: Canadian palliative care expert is speaking about how palliative care is being corrupted by assisted suicide/euthanasia advocacy. Dame Cecily Saunders “You matter to the last moment of your life, and we will do all we can, not only to help you die peacefully, but to live . . . . Continue Reading »
Rita Marker is speaking. Rita was introduced as the expert on euthanasia worldwide. That nails it. When she dies—may it not be for decades—we will have to make use of transhumanist technology to download her mind into a computer so we can continue to benefit from her institutional . . . . Continue Reading »
The second international Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide will begin in about 2 hours. I don’t speak until this evening, so I think I will try to “live blog” here about some of what the very fine lineup of speakers have to say. “Live blog” might be a . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the myths about the assisted suicide movement is that it “only” wants “terminally ill people for whom nothing else can be done to alleviate suffering” to have a “right to die with dignity.” That is a false premise, but beside that point, it is a blatant . . . . Continue Reading »
The culture of death is being pushed from many quarters, perhaps most harmfully by the purveyors of popular culture.Jack Kevorkian assisted the suicides of at least 130 people—most of whom were not terminally ill and five of whom were not sick according to autopsies—and murdered one. He . . . . Continue Reading »
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