Tag Archives: assisted suicide

“The worst method of dying, except for all the others”

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Andrew Stuttaford

An extract (published in the latest New Yorker) from Dying: A Memoir, a book written by the late Cory Taylor, written as she contemplated her approaching death from cancer: Yes, I have considered suicide, and it remains a constant temptation. If … Continue reading →

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Compassion That’s Not

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Andrew Stuttaford

Writing in America Magazine, Jean Welch Hill, director of the ominously-named Peace and Justice Commission for the [Roman Catholic] diocese of Salt Lake City, argues against peace and justice for the terminally ill: Imagine telling someone who is unable to … Continue reading →

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The Slippery Slope?

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Andrew Stuttaford

Opponents of assisted suicide often warn how legalizing it would represent a slippery slope. That’s not an argument convincing to those who have slid very far down a slope themselves. And nor should it be. STV News: The family of … Continue reading →

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Jerry Brown Gets It Right

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Credit where’s credit is due: I am not exactly a member of the Jerry Brown fan club, but the California Governor’s decision to sign his state’s cautiously drafted assisted suicide law (perhaps too cautiously: to take one example, those with … Continue reading →

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The Cult of Suffering

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

In the course of commenting over on the Corner to a list of the ‘ten best revolutionaries’ (yes, the list was as dumb as you can expect), I included an extract from Paul Berman’s excellent Slate response to The Motorcycle … Continue reading →

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Against the “Ultimate Indignity”

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Economist is a magazine (or ‘newspaper’ as it likes to style itself) that has badly lost its way, abandoning the quirky classical liberalism of a three or four decades ago for a bien pensant Davos liberalism that is as … Continue reading →

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Brittany Maynard’s Choice

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Brittany Maynard died tragically young, but with dignity and in as much control as an unkind fate had allowed her, taking advantage of the law in Oregon that allowed her to obtain a prescription for the barbiturates that would end … Continue reading →

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Good News From Vermont

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Vermont may be a lefty sort of place, but occasionally it gets some things right. MSNBC reports: After 10 years of emotionally-charged debate, Vermont became the first state in the country to pass a doctor-assisted suicide bill through the legislative … Continue reading →

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A Good Question

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

This article by the British cook, writer and entrepreneur, Prue Leith, on the death of her brother is a harrowing read, but it is a reminder of the suffering that those such as Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley (a key opponent of … Continue reading →

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Boston’s Question 2

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Over at the Corner, Wesley Smith posted a comment on Boston’s Question 2 (assisted suicide). You can find it here. Here was my response: Wesley, you write: “Pro-assisted-suicide activists often claim falsely that opponents want to force (Catholic) religion on … Continue reading →

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