Tim Bowers, newly married with his wife expecting their first child had a tragic fall while hunting that rendered him a quadriplegic.  His family pressed doctors to bring him out of his medically induced coma only one day after the accident to ask him if he wanted to continue living. He chose not to have the breathing tube replaced and died hours later. Continue reading

Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick OBE, director of the newly formed   spoke in Brussels both at the launch of the new organisation and in setting the context for the great debate later that same evening. What follows is Kevin's chilling assessment of euthanasia and disabled people:Euthanasia Prevention Coalition - Europe Continue reading

This article by Wesley Smith from his secondhandsmoke blog: Continue reading

The day after the Tasmanian Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide was defeated, Disability activist, author and editor of the  ABC's Ramp Up website on disability,  Continue reading

A recent report on the pages of the  Melbourne AGE newspaper backs up the concerns expressed by disability group Lives Worth Living to the Tasmanian Parliament over the soon-to-be-debated euthanasia bill. Continue reading

This post is from the blog of William Peace. Based in New York State, William writes under the blog name of He comments: 'Bad Cripple'. Continue reading

This article is republished from the disability rights  Not Dead Yet blog. Continue reading

I consider myself fortunate on occasion to talk to young people about the issue of euthanasia & assisted suicide. It's rare to find a young person who is ideologically fixed in favour and far more common to read on their faces genuine intent to grapple with the issue, regardless of their intuitive leanings.  Paul Russell at a University Debate in Adelaide Continue reading

More on Stephen Hawking's comments supporting assisted suicide; this time from :CareNotKilling UK's Dr Peter Saunders Continue reading

Alex Schadenberg  comments on news reports that scientist Stephen Hawking has backed assisted suicide: today that scientist, Stephen Hawking, supports assisted suicide.  Continue reading