Pages tagged "disability"
Great examples of hope
Jun 11, 2013
I've written often that there are clear 'memes' in our society that some who want euthanasia and/or assisted suicide available aren't really afraid of how they might die but, rather, they fear becoming like people with disabilities. I can't imagine how people who live with disabilities feel when they recognise this kind of thinking in their midst, but raising a child with a disability, Anne and I have an abiding concern for Joseph's future.
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UK Targets Disabled for Euthanasia as a Cost-Saving Measure
Jun 04, 2013
By Bobby Schindler In a chilling story by Rebekah Maxwell, people with disabilities in the UK are being targeted to be euthanized based on what she claims is the almighty dollar.
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UK Disability Activist lays challenge to UK Dignity in Dying chief
May 03, 2013
The following news release and letter was issued by the ALERT
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Historian Götz Aly: Victims of Nazi Euthanasia 'Have Been Forgotten' Part 1
Apr 26, 2013
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.
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Historian Götz Aly: Victims of Nazi Euthanasia 'Have Been Forgotten' Part 2
Apr 26, 2013
Here is part 2 of a two part interview in Speigel Online International
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Peak National Disability Group raises concerns about Euthanasia Bill in SA
Apr 21, 2013
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.
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Death at the Oscars - frequent flirts with euthanasia & assisted suicide
Feb 27, 2013
This post from the website on the latest pro-suicide/euthanasia film to win an Oscar:US Not Dead Yet
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Euthanasia: let's look at the bigger picture - a disability perspective
Jan 22, 2013
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)
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Not Dead Yet USA comments on Belgian twins death
Jan 18, 2013
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
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Vale Erik Leipoldt - champion of disability rights
Dec 03, 2012
It is with a profound sense of loss that I mark the passing of Erik Leipoldt on Wednesday 28th
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