Alex Schadenberg: Television Program Wrongly Portrays Latimer, Others In Positive Light
(LifeSiteNews/Euthanasia Prevention Coalition)
March 23, 2012
LONDON, ONTARIO– [Excerpt provided by Inclusion Daily Express] I was shocked by the eugenic one-sided pro-euthanasia program that was aired by Global television last Saturday (March 17, 2012) night at 7 pm. The "16 x 9" program entitled: Taking Mercy featured Robert Latimer, Annette Corriveau, and pro-euthanasia ethicist Arthur Schaefer.
Latimer was convicted of second degree murder in the 1993 death of his daughter Tracy, and served 10 years in prison. When interviewed, Latimer suggested that he would do it again. Tracy lived with cerebral palsy.
The "16 x 9" story omits significant facts in its attempt to sympathetically re-write the history of the Latimer case. Latimer was offered a permanent care space for Tracy, but turned the offer down because he had already decided to kill her. The show ignores the fact that Tracy went to school, loved music, and was well aware of her surroundings. The show omitted the fact that the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously decided that Latimer should serve the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in jail for second degree murder.
The story of Annette Corriveau, the mother of two adult children Janet and Jeffrey who have significant disabilities, was also featured. Corriveau wants her adult children with disabilities euthanized. Janet and Jeffery appear to be well-cared for by the institution that they permanently reside in. It was disconcerting to watch a programme where a mother was vocally advocating to have her children's lives ended.
Has our society forgotten its history? Have we forgotten how eugenic attitudes led to the destruction of the lives of thousands of people with disabilities?
Entire article:
Alex Schadenberg: Global Television airs eugenic euthanasia 16 x 9 TV program
http://tinyurl.com/ide0323121a
Related:
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
http://www.epcc.ca/
Tracy Latimer's Death: Mercy or Murder? (Inclusion Daily Express Archives)
http://www.inclusiondaily.com/news/crime/latimer.htm
T-4 Euthanasia Program (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005200
Planet of the Blind 