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The area is indeed well rehearsed, particularly from the anti- side of things, but there is a tendency to make statements on behalf of all disabled people. "Disabled people think that..." etc. That was one reason I decided to research disabled people's views of end of life issues at PhD level. I found in many cases, particularly with progressive illness, that people just felt their position had or could become insupportable, often because they were experiencing intractable pain. Of course any legalisation of assisted suicide for the terminally ill would need to have extremely robust safeguards, to make sure that people were asking for it of their own volition. But the slippery slope is not inevitable! Best wishes Margo Milne -----Original Message----- From: Mike Higgins [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 29 March 2012 10:45 To: 'Margo Milne'; [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: EPC - March 28, 2012 - Update This is extremely well rehearsed territory but, just for the record, don't we need to ask why people 'request' such an 'intervention'? There is a slippery slope and relatives, some internally oppressed peers, too many health/care "professionals", lobbyists for the "useless eaters" brigade , etc, are all too keen to push one down it! See: Disabled People's International - The Right To Live and Be Different URL: http://v1.dpi.org/lang-en/resources/details.php?page=895 Crippen's Blog - Crippen looks at history in respect of the Assisted Suicide debate. URL: http://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/?location_id=6&offset=0&item=537&item offset=1 Russ Cooper Dowda in Ragged Edge Magazine - When I Woke Up http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/extra/wokeup.html . Accessibility NZ - Opposing the Legalisation of Physician Assisted Suicide: URL: http://accessibility.net.nz/blog/opposing-the-legalisation-of-physician-assi sted-suicide/ . The UK Telegraph - 'Kay Gilderdale should have been investigated' In cases of assisted dying, anyone involved should have to account for their actions, says Phil Friend URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2010/feb/04/assisted-dying-radar . Nabil Shaban's many films - try this one "The First To Go", or check out some of his others: http://www.youtube.com/profile?gl=GB&user=ScabsNabs#p/u/18/4ezwZmf5I_0 The Independent's Dominic Lawson - "Who are we to decide that a dependant life is a pointless life?" http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/dominic-lawson/dominic-law son-who-are-we-to-decide-that-a-dependent-life-is-a-pointless-life-1878817.h tml And an excellent piece here by UK DAN and Not Dead Yet activist, Dennis Queen http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/clair-lewis-disabled-peopl e-need-assistance-to-live-not-die-1911313.html . Best wishes, Mike Higgins, Email: [log in to unmask] Address: 1 Portland Court, Sheffield, S6 3EW, UK. Tel (voice and, by prior arrangement, fax): +44 (0) 114 2258676 Mobile: +44 (0) 7956 856060 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4902 - Release Date: 03/29/12 ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.