Category Archives: News

Doctor admits starving and dehydrating ten babies to death in neonatal unit. Until now, end of life regime, the Liverpool Care Pathway was thought to have involved only elderly and terminally-ill adults. Mail Online “Now sick babies go on death … Continue reading →

The Inbetweeners star, Blake Harrison is to star in a new BBC Three sitcom, Way to Go, about three men who set up an assisted-suicide business.   Harrison will play Scott, who devises the desperate scheme when his terminally ill … Continue reading →

With next year’s legislative session set to begin in January, lawmakers are already researching topics for potential bills….One lawmaker has asked the office to summarize the assisted suicide policies of various states… Lawmakers in Connecticut have tried unsuccessfully to enact … Continue reading →

The family first began to see signs of improvement in January 2011, saying Rasouli was tracking their movements with his eyes, and even got to the point where he could give a thumbs-up. In their submission to the SCOC, doctors … Continue reading →

Euthanasia will be thrust on to the national agenda again with the Greens set to introduce laws that would overturn a ban on the territories legalising the controversial practice. Greens senator Richard Di Natale, a doctor, will today announce that … Continue reading →

Last Friday, three disability activists in New York City went to the Justice Action Center at the NY Law School to distribute flyers protesting the way in which a symposium on “Freedom of Choice at the End of Life” handled … Continue reading →

Montana legislators had been asked to choose between two proposed bills in creating a physician-assisted suicide law: Ban the practice altogether or create regulation for doctors and terminally ill patients to follow. Now it appears they’ll do neither, leaving the … Continue reading →

The State of Delaware, division of Public Health, requests that all healthcare workers refrain from further use of the MOLST form.  There have been reports of facilities and healthcare providers completing “MOLST” forms on patients whose conditions do not meet … Continue reading →

The world of organ donation in Denmark is in turmoil. A documentary was aired earlier this month which showed family members reacting in anguish to the news that their 19-year-old daughter [Carlina Melchoir] was brain dead after a car accident, … Continue reading →

“We were completely surprised to find out that there are groups in this country that help people to die — even in states where assistance is not legal.  Although we knew of Compassion & Choices, the right-to-die group spearheading the … Continue reading →

Essentially, his brain is doing the talking for him, say leading scientists at the University of Western Ontario’s Brain and Mind Institute.  As a result of breakthrough work on brain activity, the 39-year-old motor vehicle accident victim from London, Ont. … Continue reading →

Connecticut’s state legislature may be faced with a “right-to-die” bill in the upcoming legislative session, mulling whether it could be made legal for a doctor to prescribe life-ending medication. “I think it will be pushed so I expect that we … Continue reading →

Assisted Suicide, Aid-in-Dying, whatever you choose to call it, the discussion has been a hot topic nationwide, and now what’s happening in our state has advocates opening the doors….[The president of Compassion and Choices] said in the past year, 31 … Continue reading →

Susan Potts was a healthy, 89-year-old. She was fit, physically mobile and by all accounts living a happy and enjoyable life….[Dr. Philip Nitschke] defends the right of someone to take their own life, even when fit and healthy. In fact,Nitschke … Continue reading →

A desperate Colombian man is seeking to end his life following 28 years of neglect at the hands of his health care provider proven to be shambolic and corrupt. Claudio Cruz was left bedridden for life after an accident left … Continue reading →

As for whether America will remain the first destination for medical advances in the age of ObamaCare, Mr. Ford cautions, “Anything that moves toward one of anything, you’re going to have less innovation — one provider, one payer, one manufacturer.” … Continue reading →

The organizations pushing legalization of assisted suicide are sophisticated and well-funded. And, like many advocacy organizations, they are following an incrementalist strategy in terms of their policy goals. Through polling, focus groups and experience, they’ve developed a vocabulary about these … Continue reading →

“The Patient [may obtain from a physician] medication that the patient may self-administer to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner.” Well, that sounds suspiciously identical to the dictionary definition of suicide: “the action of killing … Continue reading →

A woman confined to a wheelchair and in the final stages of multiple sclerosis has asked the High Court to rule whether she has a constitutional right to be assisted in taking her own life… Ms. Fleming’s partner and full-time … Continue reading →

Many liberals and progressives with whom I agree on many questions support the Death with Dignity idea…. And, in any event, my strongest objections to physician-assisted suicide do not rest on my philosophical inclinations, but on worries that many others, … Continue reading →

Question 2 would provide “death with pressure.”  A prescription for life-ending drugs is certainly a lot cheaper than… Question 2 would provide “death with lies.” According to the proposed law the death certificate “would list the underlying terminal disease as … Continue reading →

As a disabled person, it’s scary to see people proposing a law where people will want to kill themselves to avoid the life I lead. Chelsea Record “Question 2 Brings Contentious Campaign in Complex, Morality Issue” November 1, 2012 View

I don’t know about you, but the term “Physician Assisted” conjures in my mind the presence of a doctor overseeing each step in the process. Here’s the problem. This law does not require an ongoing relationship with a physician – … Continue reading →

My problem, ultimately, is this: I’ve lived so close to death for so long that I know how thin and porous the border between coercion and free choice is, how easy it is for someone to inadvertently influence you to … Continue reading →

While certainly arguable, Question 2 is not the answer. The law would allow doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to terminally ill adult patients given six months or less to live. On the surface, it’s a reasonable approach … Continue reading →