Opinion: Michigan Right-to-Die Legislation Must Consider Concerns of African Americans

In the 1990s, Royal Oak’s Dr. Jack Kevorkian put a national spotlight on the debate over the right of terminally ill patients to die with the aid of a physician. As Democrats reclaim their majority in the state Legislature, Michigan may be at the epicenter of this conversation again.

Last fall, a group of Democrats introduced the Michigan Death With Dignity Act, which would legalize physician-assisted dying, also known as medical aid in dying [, assisted suicide and euthanasia]. Patients with a terminal condition, expected to die within six months, would be able to request that a participating doctor write them a prescription for drugs that, when self-administered and ingested, would allow the patient to die on the date of their choosing.

Terri Laws [pictured here] is an associate professor of African and African American studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Many Michiganders will see this legislation as reasonable and compassionate. To others, however, often people of color, this legislation is more complicated. Some fear doctors and insurance companies may deny them lifesaving treatments and steer them toward assisted suicide instead. Others are concerned that legalization will normalize this type of death as the “correct” way to approach the end of life, when their cultural beliefs and practices tell them otherwise. Central to these views are issues around equitable access to care — and of trust. 

NYC Mayor Indicted After Breaking with Biden Regime on Illegal Aliens

https://jihadwatch.org/2024/09/nyc-mayor-indicted-after-breaking-with-biden-regime-on-illegal-aliens

When Mayor Eric Adams first took office, I described him as a corrupt clown and the best of a very bad lot of candidates and predicted he would end up indicted. I’m not surprised that he was indicted, but the issue wasn’t corruption. Adams is no more corrupt than the average New York City, Chicago, Detroit, LA, SF, or big city Dem pol, which is to say his kind of corruption is business as usual and there was something else that triggered this.

Adams used to be a Biden proxy. The Biden admin liked the idea of a black big city mayor until Adams broke with it over the open borders illegal alien invasion. New York City was and is overwhelmed by the invaders. Facing staggering expenses and chaos, Adams initially followed the party line and blamed Texas and Florida for busing migrants, but then broke with the White House and blamed the Biden administration.

The Road We Should Not Travel

By Allen West (pictured here).

The month of September is quite important for those who comprehend what it means to live free in a Constitutional Republic. First of all, it is the month that we celebrate our rule of law — the United States Constitution. Well, some do. It is still amazing to me that we had a presidential debate in the National Constitution Center, and not a mention was made of, or was there any reference to, the Constitution. Then, the following week, it was the 237th anniversary of our US Constitution. The day, and truly the week, went by without any grand fanfare. Is it any wonder that our Country is in such turmoil and why we have a particular philosophy of governance that prefers the three branches of rule over the three branches of government as prescribed in the Constitution?

Argentinian President Javier Milei Accuses UN of Human Rights Hypocrisies

Argentinian President Javier Milei [pictured right], in his first U.N. speech, accused the international organization of human rights hypocrisies and enabling authoritarian regimes. 

“I’m here to warn you that we are at the end of a cycle, the collectivism and moral posturing of the woke agenda have collided with reality,” Milei told the United Nations on Sept. 24 in New York City.

Milei specifically criticized the Human Rights Council for granting membership to countries such as Cuba and Venezuela, both of which he said have poor human rights records....

Federal Judge Sets Trial Date in Ashli Babbitt Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Judicial Watch announced today [09/23/24] that, following a hearing on September 20, Judge Ana C. Reyes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia scheduled a trial date of July 20, 2026, for the $30 million wrongful death suit filed on behalf of the estate and the family of Ashli Babbitt [Babbitt pictured right]. 

[Babbitt] was shot and killed in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, by then-Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd.  

Discovery in the lawsuit has also commenced as the Court continues to consider Ashli’s motion to retransfer the lawsuit to California where it was originally filed earlier this year.

8 Democrats Join Republicans in House Resolution to Overturn Federal Electric Vehicle Rule

By Samantha Flom9/20/2024, Updated: 09/21/24

The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 20 voted to overturn a Biden administration rule that sets tougher emissions standards for car manufacturers.

The joint resolution that passed in a 215–191 vote—with eight Democrats in support and one Republican in opposition—would nullify the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new restrictions on emissions from cars, light trucks, pick-ups, and vans for model years 2027 to 2032.

Although the rule does not explicitly impose an electric vehicle (EV) mandate, it is expected to force manufacturers to electrify more of their fleets to comply. 

The resolution passed with the support of Democrat Reps. Henry Cuellar, Vicente Gonzalez, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Texas, Yadira Caraveo of Colorado, Don Davis of North Carolina, Jared Golden of Maine, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, and Mary Sattler Peltola of Alaska.

One Republican, Rep. Brian Fitzgerald (R-Pa.), voted against the measure.

Liz Carr: "Better Off Dead?"

A documentary on assisted suicide, authored by actor and disability rights activist Liz Carr.

We may be used to seeing Liz in dramas such as Silent Witness, Good Omens or The Witcher, but now she’s stepping away from the spotlight to pursue her greatest passion – debating why she believes we shouldn’t legalise assisted suicide. As a long-term campaigner against that change, Liz fears disabled lives will be put at risk if the law is altered.

Travelling to Canada, Liz explores the repercussions of some of the most permissive assisted suicide laws in the world. Here Liz is confronted with a law that can end the lives of not just the terminally ill but people who are disabled and those who are offered a medically assisted death as a ‘way out’ of social deprivation.

Back in the UK, Liz meets influential voices calling for a change in the law, such as Labour peer Lord Falconer and Sunday Times columnist Melanie Reid. She also meets fellow campaigners fighting to retain the status quo, including disabled peer Baroness Jane Campbell, who had a ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ order placed on her for a routine illness without consent.

DeSantis Takes Charge after Trump Assassination Attempt — then Points out Glaring Problem with Feds Leading Investigation

By Julio Rosas, 09/17/24

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) officially announced on Tuesday that statewide law enforcement agencies will conduct their own investigation into the second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump since the most egregious crime affiliated with the incident, attempted murder, falls under Florida's jurisdiction.

"The suspect, Ryan Routh, is believed to have committed state law violations across multiple judicial circuits in this state, Palm Beach judicial circuit, judicial circuits including Martin County, as well as, perhaps, the judicial circuit represented by Broward County. I directed state agencies to move expeditiously and provide full transparency to the public," DeSantis explained.

DeSantis said he does not believe it is in the best interest of the nation for the FBI and the Department of Justice to lead the investigation considering that those same agencies are trying to prosecute Trump in Florida. DeSantis pointed to how there are still unanswered questions from the FBI on the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas and the first assassination attempt on Trump in July.
"In addition to holding the suspect accountable, the public deserves to know the truth of how this assassination [attempt] came to be," he added.

As Whistleblower Awaits Trial, Calls Intensify for New COVID Inquiry in New Zealand

By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D, 09/16/24 

A New Zealand government official last week alleged the country’s COVID-19 commission is ignoring the voices of people injured by the vaccines.

Tanya Unkovich, a member of the New Zealand Parliament, spoke on Sept. 11 and called for the second phase of the Royal Commission: COVID-19 Lessons Learned to give a voice to people who were affected by COVID-19 vaccine injuries.

The call comes as a legal case against Barry Young [pictured here], a New Zealand government whistleblower, drags on.

Last year, Young, then an employee of New Zealand’s Ministry of Health, leaked data suggesting “really big red flags” and “really big safety signals” connected to the COVID-19 vaccines. He is facing trial and seven years’ imprisonment.

The Global Left Shares a Playbook with Islam

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Once again, the “Left” and Islam are exposing their extreme similarities — including the similar ways they defend their similar weak points. The examples are coming in fast and plenty — from Islam, from Western Europe, and from right here in the good ol’ United States.

Islam Cancels the Truth

First, from the Islamic world: a Muslim convert to Christianity, who has been imprisoned for more than two years in Egypt, has, according to an August 20 report, been on a hunger strike. USCIRF summarizes his great “crime”:

On December 15, 2021, authorities arrested [Abdulbaqi Saeed] Abdo, a Yemeni refugee, from his Cairo home. Abdo’s arrest followed his appearance on a Christian TV channel talking about his conversion to Christianity and alleged persecution Christians in Yemen face. Abdo had also been involved in Facebook groups for Christian converts. He was charged with joining a terrorist group (Art. 86 ECC), contempt of Islam (Art. 98(w) ECC), and discrimination against Islam (Art. 161 ECC).

Australian Researcher Finds Link Between COVID Vaccines and Excess Deaths

by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D.*

Experts interviewed by The Defender criticized some aspects of the study but said overall it contributed to the research on COVID-19 vaccines, including by showing that contrary to the mainstream narrative, the Australian states that were more vaccinated or boosted were the ones that fared the poorest in terms of excess fatality.

David Edmund Allen, Ph.D., published his report on July 31 in the European Society of Medicine’s official journal, Medical Research Archives.

Allen — whose research publications have been cited more than 2,000 times since 2019 — is a visiting professor in the School of Math and Statistics at the University of Sydney, an honorary chair professor in the Department of Finance at the Asian University in Taiwan, and an honorary professor of the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University.

The Bombing

By Margaret Dore, Esq.

My mother had always thought that Silas "Trim" Bissell of the Bissell Vacuum Fortune, and of the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society), had bombed our Seattle home.

The bomb, dynamite, had been thrown on the roof above my parents' bedroom closet adjacent to our carport. She was home with my four siblings. My father, a state legislator, and I were in the state capitol, staying at different places. I was 12 years old.  It was 1970.

A Thump on the Roof

My mother told me that she had heard a thump on the roof above her bedroom closet, which had caused her to put her head in the closet, under the bomb, to try and figure out what had caused the noise.

Japanese Database Reports 9.6% of Symptomatic Cases are Dead 64 Days after Injection

By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH (pictured here)*

The US CDC advises on COVID-19 vaccine myopericarditis: 

The severity of myocarditis and pericarditis cases can vary; most patients with myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination have experienced resolution of symptoms by hospital discharge. CDC has published studies with clinical information about myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination.

Hospitalization is a concerning outcome for any young person after taking a vaccine that should be safe and have a meaningful health benefit. The CDC guidance does not tell Americans that myopericarditis can be fatal.  

Justice Department Ordered to Answer Babbitt Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Our case [by Judicial Watch and its president, Tom Fitton] on behalf of Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, who was murdered in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, is going forward.

Her family is thrilled that the lawsuit for her outrageous killing is moving full speed ahead.

Following a hearing on August 6, Judge Ana C. Reyes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Biden Justice Department to answer the $30 million wrongful death suit filed on behalf of Babbitt’s estate. She was killed by then-Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd.

Blinded by Tradition: The Politics Of Medicine vs. Optometry

By Margaret K. Dore, Esq., MBA

AS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF OPTOMETRIC VISION DEVELOPMENT. *

THE CASE HISTORY

As a child, I had double vision when I looked at an object close to my face, for example, a pencil or a finger. I now understand that this was due to “convergence insufficiency.” My eyes had an inability to converge (come together) at near. With convergence insufficiency, a person’s ability to read can be compromised. But I had a milder version and was a good reader.

As a college student, I noticed a change. To study took more effort and had I thought about it, I no longer read much for pleasure. I now understand that college reading demands were overloading my compromised visual system. My ability to read and comprehend was gradually decreasing. In short, it was becoming harder for me to learn.