Weblog of Derek Humphry, Founder of Hemlock Society
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Jul 31st, 2006
It is apparent that the debate over doctor-assisted suicide for the terminally ill is going to re-open in Canada. The Sun newspaper in Edmonton just reported as follows:
A private member’s bill from Bloc Quebecois MP Francine Lalonde had thrust the controversial issue onto the parliamentary agenda, but the federal election temporarily swept it off the [...]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Mercy Killing, Opinion Pieces, RTD News on Jul 18th, 2006
My comment re the doctor and two nurses charged with murder in New Orleans after the hurricane:
It is my opinion that sometimes, in the harsh, real world in which we can find ourselves, so-called mercy killing is justifiable. Sometimes.
It seems to me that this New Orleans hospital medical team was placed in a terrible [...]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, Mercy Killing, People in the News, Politics/Law, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Jul 10th, 2006
Neal Nicol writes:-
My biography of Dr. Jack Kevorkian is finally available. Books were delivered to bookstores in the US and Canada on July 5th, and are available through Barnes & Noble. Also, U of Wisconsin Press is offering a special discount on the book if you order direct from them.
Jack [...]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, RTD News on Jul 9th, 2006
New books recently received at ERGO:
UNPLUGGED: Reclaiming our right to die in America. By William H Colby, attorney. ISBN 9780814408827. Hardcover. AMACOM, NY. $24.95 US.
BETWEEN THE DYING AND THE DEAD: Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s life and the battle to legalize euthanasia. by Neal Nicol and Harry Wylie. ISBN 0299217108. [...]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Books, Euthanasia, Opinion Pieces, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Jul 2nd, 2006
The Los Angeles Times printed the following thoughtful article on friends helping each other to die. It has also been syndicated to many other newspapers.
At death’s window – June 25, 2006
By Anne Lamott / Anne Lamott is a novelist and essayist. Her latest book is “Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith,” [...]
Posted in Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, RTD News, Suicide (rational) on Jul 1st, 2006
By telephone from his prison in Michigan, Dr. Jack Kevorkian told the Los Angeles Times:-
Do you have any regrets about what you did?
Yes, I should’ve worked for a change in the law instead.
You’ve said recently that if you are released, you will no longer break the law. Does that mean that you’ve changed your views [...]
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