It’s a situation too agonizing to contemplate — a child dying and in pain. Now a small but provocative study
suggests that doctors may be giving fatal morphine doses to a few
children dying of cancer, to end their suffering at their parents’
request.
Euthanasia in Chicago?
March 2nd, 2010
Russian Call For ‘Postnatal Abortion’ Sparks Furor Among Parents Of Disabled
February 19th, 2010Over the next two decades, Russia’s population is expected to shrink by 17 million people. Faced with such statistics, advocates of people with disabilities say the country cannot afford to let prejudice stand in the way of caring for the country’s estimated 15 million registered “invalids” — adults and children suffering from a range of physical and mental ailments.
The government has your baby’s DNA.
February 15th, 2010(CNN) — When Annie Brown’s daughter, Isabel, was a month old, her pediatrician asked Brown and her husband to sit down because he had some bad news to tell them: Isabel carried a gene that put her at risk for cystic fibrosis.
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Vermont Lawmakers May Apologize For Eugenics Program
February 2nd, 2010MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Vermont legislative committee is taking up the question of whether the state should apologize for a 20th century program to sterilize citizens who were labeled feeble-minded or criminal.
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South Carolina Lt. Gov. Under Fire for Comparing Welfare Users to Stray Animals
January 30th, 2010The lieutenant governor of South Carolina is taking heat for comparing people on government assistance to “stray animals” and saying the government should stop “feeding” welfare recipients who do not meet certain requirements because “they breed.”
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Upcoming Festivals
January 14th, 2010
Hi everyone,
Hope the holidays we’re good to you. It was a little slow but things are starting to speed up again and while we are gearing up to release our film (hopefully in April) we have new festivals approaching and we wanted to let you know about upcoming screenings.
We will be at the ATLANTA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL this Sunday, January 17th with another screening on Wednesday Jan 20th. Here is the link to our page.
From there we travel to Amsterdam where we’ve been invited to screen at NIET NORMAAL a 3 month art exhibit on January 21st. Here is a link to our page.
And just wanted to show you the Beurs Van Berlage where we will be screening. It’s a very beautiful building.
We’ve also been invited to the Sedona International Film Festival in late February and will let you know when we have a date.
Please let anyone you know living in the Atlanta area to join us this Sunday, and if you happen to know anyone in Amsterdam let them know as well.
Hope to see you.
First blind band to perform during the Tournament of Roses Parade.
January 4th, 2010The 32 musicians from the Ohio State School for the Blind are the first all-blind group to march in the event. The marchers will be assisted by red-coated volunteers.
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Scores of albinos in hiding after attacks
January 4th, 2010(CNN) — As many as 10,000 albinos are in hiding in east Africa over fears that they will be dismembered and their body parts sold to witchdoctors, the Red Cross said in a recent report.
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New Jersey Film Festival
November 10th, 2009The New Jersey Film Festival ended last weekend and War Against The Weak won for Best Documentary.
