Posts Tagged ‘Dignitas’
The War On Death
23, Jul 2011Death and Budgets David Brooks, New York Times (July 15, 2011) Much of the budget mess may stem from a deep cultural antipathy toward recognizing our own mortality. The Quagmire: How American Medicine is Destroying Itself Daniel Callahan and Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic (July 15, 2011) Since the American political system (read: mostly [...]
Terry Pratchett and Assisted Dying in England
18, Jun 2011Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die BBC iPlayer (only available until 9:59PM Monday, June 20, 2011) Terry Pratchett’s BBC Documentary Reopens Debate on Assisted Dying Fantasy writer’s film shows final moments of a man with motor neurone disease at Dignitas clinic in Switzerland Esther Addley, The Guardian (June 07, 2011) Terry Pratchett Defends Choosing to Die [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics|Grief + Mourning|Suicide
- Tags: assisted dying, bioethics, death with dignity, Dignitas, religion, video
The Kevorkian Generation
9, Jun 2011Life After Kevorkian He fought for the right to assisted suicide. Now what should we do with it? William Saletan, Slate (June 3, 2011) I am a member of the Kevorkian generation. Those of us in our mid-to-late thirties and onwards into our forties are usually called Generation X (for those who still remember the [...]
Suicide Tourism
18, Mar 2011The Suicide Tourist Frontline (March 22, 2011) On March 22, 2011, Frontline will re-broadcast its brilliant documentary The Suicide Tourist. This is an exceptionally well done documentary (even for Frontline) and it captures the end of one man’s life, Craig Ewert, with an unflinching gaze. I watched it last year. Unfortunately, the website version of [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics
- Tags: assisted dying, bioethics, death with dignity, Dignitas, video
Important Right-to-Die Court Decision in the UK
30, Jul 2009Debbie Purdy wins ‘significant legal victory’ on assisted suicide Afua Hirsch, The Guardian (July 30, 2009) An important turn today for UK Assisted Dying supporters (which is about 62% of the public…). I will let The Guardian newspaper explain: Debbie Purdy has won a significant legal victory in the House of Lords which lawyers are [...]