The following news release and letter was issued by the ALERT Continue reading

  German historian Götz Aly is an expert on euthanasia during the Nazi era. In a SPIEGEL interview, he discusses why many accepted the murder of the handicapped and mentally ill, and how his own daughter has shaped his views on how the disabled should be treated today.  Continue reading

  Here is part 2 of a two part interview in Speigel Online International Continue reading

  The Peak National Disability group,  recently raised their concerns about The Hon Bob Such's Ending Life with Dignity Bill currently being debated in the South Australian Parliament. Continue reading

This post from the website on the latest pro-suicide/euthanasia film to win an Oscar:US Not Dead Yet Continue reading

This article by Craig Wallace first appeared on the   and is an excellent summary of the views of many in the disability community about euthanasia & assisted suicide.Ramp Up website (part of the ABC in Australia) Continue reading

A little while ago I write a piece about our inconsistent approach to suicides called . Stephen Drake makes similar observations:Suicide - longing for a consistent approach Continue reading

  It is with a profound sense of loss that I mark the passing of Erik Leipoldt on Wednesday 28th Continue reading

This is a great article on why Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide should never be legal from a disabilities perspective. First published in the  :New York Times Continue reading

Some people have the ability to get the tone of a letter to an editor just right and they seem, always, to get published (though I'm sure this isn't always the case). The following letters again focused on the Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 and appeared recently in New England newspapers:Dear Editor: (Boston Herald)  Continue reading