Connecticut Won't Prosecute Assisted Suicide (Even Though Its A Crime)

Here's the not-so-thin end of the pro-death wedge raising its ugly head in Connecticut, which seems to be taking a cue from the UK in choosing not to try a man who helped kill his father. Just in case you miss it in the story - there's NO evidence that this was a loving act. It could be murder for all we know.

Charges Dropped Thursday Against Man Accused Of Helping Father Commit Suicide

Charges against a Massachusetts man who was accused of helping his father, a prominent attorney and West Hartford resident, commit suicide were dropped on Thursday.

Prosecutor Thomas Garcia told Judge Joan Alexander Thursday that he didn't want to continue to pursue the charges against Bruce Brodigan, 57, of Somerville, Mass. The judge approved the request. more

Connecticut Media In The Tank For The Pro-Deathers

Oh please, spare me . . . Ya know, sometimes I think the media should just butt out and go investigate the latest “man bites dog” story, because they are so transparently biased around assisted suicide and euthanasia. If you think I’m exaggerating, read on.

Assisted Suicide In West Hartford Shows Need For Law On Difficult Decision

According to West Hartford police, Bruce Brodigan appears to have followed all the grim rules of suicide, including consulting a how-to manual, when he allegedly assisted in his father's death last Sept. 14.

On the table beside the bed where George Brodigan took his last breath, there was a bottle of Mount Gay rum and a glass of ice, a Tupperware container full of pills, a suicide note and a copy of "Final Exit," a best-selling guide to killing yourself.

There were "do not resuscitate" orders laid out on the kitchen table, along with various other financial and personal papers, including an obituary. George Brodigan, a widely known local lawyer, had been suffering from Alzheimer's for years and, according to his son, had planned to take his own life before he became too incapacitated.

To help the toxic mix of pills and rum go down, police say that Bruce Brodigan prepared a bread-and-butter snack for the elder Brodigan, one of the recommendations in Derek Humphry's "Final Exit."

It took Brodigan, 82, about 40 minutes to die from an overdose of alcohol and Amitriptyline, an anti-depressant prescribed to his son. Bruce Brodigan told police that it was "the most beautiful, loving moment I had with my father." more

Connecticut: Another Pro-Deather Will Become A Hero, Trust Me

OK, son helps his father kick the bucket. Now he’s in trouble, because this is against the law. Wait for it: The pro-death crowd will make the son a hero, and take the case as an opportunity to call for legalizing assisted suicide. Yawn. So utterly predictable.

Son Charged In Father's Suicide

Police have charged a Massachusetts man with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the suicide last September of his 82-year-old father, former attorney George D. Brodigan. more

Connecticut Slaps Down Pro-Deathers

Good for Connecticut, but there’s no time to celebrate. If we know anything at all about the pro-deathers, it’s that they’re manically persistent and will try again to foist their death wish on the rest of us very soon.

Connecticut Trial Court Rejects Attempt to Overturn Ban on Assisted Suicide

Hartford, CT (LifeNews.com) -- A Connecticut trial court judge rejected a lawsuit by euthanasia advocates seeking to overturn the Connecticut ban on assisted suicide. had the lawsuit been successful, it could have made the New England state the fourth after Oregon, Washington, and Montana to allow assisted suicides.

Gary Blick and Ronald Levine, two Fairfield County doctors, brought the lawsuit with the support of the pro-euthanasia group Compassion & Choices and state attorneys hoped Judge Julia Aurigemma would dismiss it.

Judge Aurigemma did just that -- and dismissed the petition, although the backers of the lawsuit are expected to file an appeal. more