Assisted suicide and the suffering of the terminally ill
Julie Selsberg, whose father suffered from ALS and starved himself to death last year at age 77, speaks to sponsors and supporters of the Colorado Death with Dignity Act at the Capitol last month. (Joe...
View Article‘End of Life Options’ kicks off campaign in Colorado
Voters in Colorado could decide in November whether physicians in this state should be allowed to prescribe drugs used in Oregon and four other states to allow terminally ill patients to “die with...
View ArticleCongress races to pass medical research bill in lame-duck session
WASHINGTON — One of the few pieces of legislation that Congress could pass by year’s end is a signature bill co-authored by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, that’s aimed at reducing the time it takes...
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Fight over FDA and “right-to-try” laws moves from states to Congress
Photo courtesy of McLinn familyJordan McLinn, who became the face of Indiana’s “right to try” legislation, when then-Gov. Mike Pence signed it into law in 2015. WASHINGTON – “Where’s Jordan?” asked...
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Getting to goodbye: An Aurora couple’s struggle to employ Colorado’s new...
When the time came to grant his wife’s final wish, Herb Myers took the bottle of pills from his safe and went to his home workshop and set it on the flat surface of the table saw. With shaking hands,...
View Article111 people have killed themselves under California’s new right-to-die law
Tom House was about as robust and independent as anyone could hope to be as an octogenarian. A former Marine, private pilot and insurance broker, he was still chopping wood and going on miles-long jogs...
View Article“Right to Try” bill could face slower action in House
WASHINGTON — A Senate-passed bill intended to help dying patients access experimental drugs will likely face lengthier deliberations in the House. While the Senate fast-tracked the bill on Aug. 3, the...
View ArticlePark County officials release identity of man found dead in 1974
A California church leader was identified as a man found dead off Guanella Pass in 1974, Park County officials announced on Tuesday. Related Articles Colorado News | Larimer deputy won’t be criminally...
View ArticleKafer: Doctor assisted suicide for mental illness?
Depression creates a distortion in perception. It’s like being at the bottom of a murky lake and looking up through the dark water at objects on the surface. Good things seem less good, bad things...
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Opinion: My mom asked me to write about her death so others could make...
My mom, Jan Brackney, had a lovely common life with glimpses of the extraordinary. On Feb. 22, she died like she lived, with full intention and resolution. In life, she desired a large family. So she...
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