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Craig Ewart’s assisted-suicide death becomes documentary

craig — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:39:19 +0000

A decision to screen the final moments of a terminally-ill British man who chose to commit suicide has been widely criticised.

Britain’s Sky Television agreed to show a film of 59-year-old Craig Ewert’s death in 2006 in a clinic in Switzerland. It’s part of a Right to Die documentary made by Canadian filmmaker John Zaritsky.

It’s the first time British television has shown someone committing assisted suicide. Anti-euthanasia campaigners said the broadcast was irresponsible “euthanasia voyeurism” which would create a false impression of a growing demand for assisted suicide in Britain.

Serious about a merger

craig — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:07:08 +0000

(Editors note: Sirius Satellite Radio devotes an entire channel to LGBT News and Information. It has been on Sirius for five years. There are several live talk shows, and hourly news updates for the LGBT community. The reports are anchored by Tim Curran in New York.

Following the Federal Communications Commission’s staff approval of the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. merger, WSJ’s Heidi Moore says there’s one last, high hurdle to jump — the FCC’s commissioners.

Gay women and health issues

craig — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:03:25 +0000

Cynthia Nixon, a Susan G. Komen for the Cure Ambassador, describes how gay women face unique issues when dealing with breast cancer. Learn the facts at www.komen.org

Pridefest offers what the law does not

craig — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:49:43 +0000

While Colorado’s constitution bans same sex marriages, Pridefest is offering some same sex couples the chance to exchange vows. It is something they hope to do here legally some day.