Archive for July, 2010

The Corner – National Review Online (blog)

« 31 July 2010 | 11:34 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

The CornerNational Review Online (blog)The reference is to the assisted suicide scene in the 1973 movie Soylent Green, starring Charlton Heston. Meanwhile, leftwing icon Oliver Stone continues to …and more »



Lawsuit seeks to prevent Jeffrey Locker’s family from collecting life … – New York Daily News

« 31 July 2010 | 0:32 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Lawsuit seeks to prevent Jeffrey Locker's family from collecting life …New York Daily News… the time of his killing and told ex-con Claude Minor to "do a Kevorkian," referring to the notorious proponent of assisted suicide Dr. Jack Kevorkian. …and more »



Scalia: Supreme Court should not be moral arbiters – The Associated Press

« 30 July 2010 | 9:52 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Scalia: Supreme Court should not be moral arbitersThe Associated PressExamples of such decisions include barring states from having military colleges for men only and rejecting a constitutional right to assisted suicide. …and more »



St. Peters Man Acquitted of Assisted Suicide Charges – Riverfront Times (blog)

« 30 July 2010 | 8:26 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

St. Peters Man Acquitted of Assisted Suicide ChargesRiverfront Times (blog)30 2010 @ 11:17AM ​No, it's not the Final Exit Network, the assisted suicide group that has been in legal hot water since March of last year when several of …Jury acquits man in rare assisted suicide caseSt. Louis Post-DispatchJury in St. Louis County acquits man [...]



Real life is too complex – The Guardian

« 30 July 2010 | 6:30 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Real life is too complexThe GuardianThe answers we give to these questions raise difficulties for any attempt to legalise assisted suicide. If autonomy is taken minimally as a matter of sheer …



Assisted dying: a product of pessimism – Spiked

« 30 July 2010 | 5:19 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Assisted dying: a product of pessimismSpikedGeorge Pitcher's 150-page book, A Time to Live, presents a case against assisted suicide and euthanasia. Pitcher, an Anglican priest and …



Roger Kebble slams assisted suicide claims – Primedia Broadcasting – Eyewitness News

« 29 July 2010 | 23:20 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Times LIVE Roger Kebble slams assisted suicide claimsPrimedia Broadcasting – Eyewitness NewsThe mining tycoon's former security head testified that Kebble's father "freaked out" when he heard about the assisted suicide plot, and responded by saying …Kebble's father knew of plans, court hearsIndependent OnlineSouth Africa: Kebble's Security Boss Grilled on StatementsAllAfrica.comall 40 news articles »



Jury acquits man in rare assisted suicide case – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

« 29 July 2010 | 21:17 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Jury acquits man in rare assisted suicide caseSt. Louis Post-DispatchCLAYTON • When Judge Steven H. Goodman consulted state judicial manuals for sample jury instructions in an assisted-suicide case, he found there weren't any …Jury in St. Louis County acquits man for role in suicide pactSt. Louis Post-Dispatchall 12 news articles »



Roger Kebble denies Nassif’s testimony – Primedia Broadcasting – Eyewitness News

« 29 July 2010 | 20:23 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Times LIVE Roger Kebble denies Nassif's testimonyPrimedia Broadcasting – Eyewitness NewsBrett Kebble's father Roger on Thursday reacted with outrage to Clinton Nassif's claim that he knew about his son's assisted suicide plot before it happened …Kebble's father 'knew of plans'Independent Onlineall 11 news articles »



Lou Gehrig’s victim: Kill me for my organs – CNN

« 29 July 2010 | 17:26 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

CNN Lou Gehrig's victim: Kill me for my organsCNNVinocur said what Phebus wants to do amounts to physician-assisted suicide, a practice legal in only three US states — Oregon, Washington and Montana. …and more »