Below, we link to a good article on the Brittany Maynard case, written before she committed assisted suicide but just as relevant now, especially as we await the edited death video that will almost certainly be released by Compassion and Choices and People Magazine. The article discusses how the Maynard case is a "textbook example" of "framing", a marketing technique in which … [Read more...] about Are the American People Smart Enough to See Through Compassion and Choices “Framing” of the Brittany Maynard Case?
Sad News: Brittany Maynard Died on November 1 by Assisted Suicide
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20868349,00.html So Ms. Maynard was trapped after all. Two days ago she said she still enjoyed life and this didn't feel like the right time., and now a twenty-nine year old is dead by her own hand. She died on the very day she had said was too soon, November 1. What a waste of days that could have been spent with her family and … [Read more...] about Sad News: Brittany Maynard Died on November 1 by Assisted Suicide
Looking Beyond Shallow “Compassion” Reveals the Real Cruelty of Legal Assisted Suicide
John Kelly, a disability rights activist with Second Thoughts Massachusetts, has an article in the Newark (New Jersey) Star Ledger that does a masterful job of cutting through the sentimentality and the shallow idea of compassion behind the selling of assisted suicide laws. Sadly, some individuals have bought the idea that living until their natural deaths will hold nothing … [Read more...] about Looking Beyond Shallow “Compassion” Reveals the Real Cruelty of Legal Assisted Suicide
Pharmacist Wants Brittany Maynard to Know What Happens When Suicide Drugs Don’t Work as Intended
The letter below was written by a pharmacist in the hope that Brittany Maynard will see it. It is heartfelt, and also full of facts that she should know. Dear Brittany Maynard: I am publishing this in the hope that it will be seen by you since I do not know how to send you this message. That is my main purpose. In this message are facts you probably have never heard and … [Read more...] about Pharmacist Wants Brittany Maynard to Know What Happens When Suicide Drugs Don’t Work as Intended
Brittany Maynard is Postponing Her Suicide, Maybe Gaining Some Time for Reconsideration
Brittany Maynard has released a new video explaining that she is probably postponing her suicide, which she had announced would take place on November 1 (http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/29/health/oregon-brittany-maynard-video/index.html). True Dignity is very happy for her, and for all those who would have been adversely affected by reading about this death, … [Read more...] about Brittany Maynard is Postponing Her Suicide, Maybe Gaining Some Time for Reconsideration