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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Successful Fundraiser for the Pelham Home for Children that Once Stood on Split Rock Road

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I have written before about the Pelham Summer Home.  See, e.g.:  Thu., April 14, 2005:  The Pelham Home for Children that Once Stood on Split Rock Road.  An image of the structure appears immediately below.

Post Card View of the Pelham Summer Home in About 1908

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Cristina Alarcon in National Post: Right to die? How about right to live

I had just returned from Washington, D.C., where I attended the Second International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. The theme: “Never Again.”

The night before, I had mused over the intense weekend in Washington, the moving testimonials and the lively plane ride where I had become engulfed in conversations that betrayed the pervading culture of confusion surrounding assisted suicide and euthanasia. No, euthanasia is not about withdrawal of life support so as to allow a terminally ill person to die, I had explained to the lady on the plane. No, physician-assisted suicide “guidelines” are not always strictly enforced.......