Category Archives: zealotry

Minnesota: Final Exit Network Argues Assisted Suicide Law Violates Free Speech Rights in Court

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From the Telegraph-Herald: MINNEAPOLIS — Members of a national right-to-die group are challenging Minnesota’s assisted-suicide law, saying it violates constitutional rights to freedom of speech and freedom of association. The group Final Exit Network is challenging the law after four of its members were indicted in May in the suicide of a Minnesota woman. Prosecutors … Continue reading Minnesota: Final Exit Network Argues Assisted Suicide Law Violates Free Speech Rights in Court →

PBS Airs Frontline “The Suicide Plan” – Video Tape Exposes Final Exit Network’s Big Lie

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Well, I spent a significant amount of time today going through the video and painstakingly transcribing key quotes, only to find out a little bit later that the Frontline site has posted a transcript.  If you heard a heavy sigh late this afternoon, that was me – I was too tired for the more usual … Continue reading PBS Airs Frontline “The Suicide Plan” – Video Tape Exposes Final Exit Network’s Big Lie →

Former “Medical Director” of Final Exit Network Profiled in Wash. Post, Live Chat Monday 2:00 pm ET

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Readers of this blog are familiar with the Final Exit Network (FEN), the assisted suicide vigilante cult that has gotten into legal trouble in two states over the roles members of FEN played in facilitating the suicides of a man in Georgia and a woman in Arizona. The common denominator in both cases is the … Continue reading Former “Medical Director” of Final Exit Network Profiled in Wash. Post, Live Chat Monday 2:00 pm ET →