“I was asked ‘if I understood the gravity of my condition.’ Yes, I said, I am well aware of the implications.” Bill Peace’s story is told in full elsewhere, an essay about the severe wound he had in 2010 and in particular one experience he had late one night, an event that he says has … Continue reading The message was loud and clear: “I can help you die …” →

This an excerpt and will that appear in the little righthnad thing?how come this doesnt show in the space?

… as I would be a “vegetable” if I did By Stephen Drake I was born in 1955. I developed hydrocephalus as a result of injury from forceps used in a breech delivery.  Right after I was born, I was whisked away by the medical team.  My parents didn’t get to see me or hear … Continue reading The doctor said it would be better if I didn’t survive →

John Kelly, Director of Second Thoughts: People with Disabilities Opposing the Legalization of Assisted Suicide, gave the following testimoney March 6, 2012, at the Statehouse in Massachusetts in opposition to the 2012 state ballot question to legalize assisted suicide. I … speak to the issue of self-determination, on which hinges the proponents’ argument for the … Continue reading With assisted suicide, self-determination is just a slogan →