Assisted suicide deaths increase by 17% in one year in Washington State

The number of Washington state residents who died of physician-assisted suicide rose to 83 in 2012, up from 70 in 2011, 51 in 2010 and 36 in 2009, when the state’s Death With Dignity Act took effect.

This is an overall increase of 130% since 2009 in the most north-west US state outside Alaska.

The Washington State Department of Health reported in May that 121 patients requested and received lethal doses of drugs in 2012.

The vast majority of the terminally ill patients who received life-ending drugs feared loss of autonomy, dignity and ability to participate in activities that make life enjoyable.

97% were white, 82% had at least some college education and 73% of the patients had cancer, said the report.

Last year I highlighted the huge increase in deaths from assisted suicide in Oregon and Switzerland of 450% and 700% respectively over ten years as further evidence of the incremental extension that inevitably follows any change in the law.

In the Netherlands euthanasia numbers have increased from 15-20% per year since 2006 and in neighbouring Belgium they have increased 509% in the ten years between 2003 and 2012.

Washington is now showing the same pattern with almost a 130% increase in three years.

Careful examination of the Washington report also reveals that:

• Only 3 of the 121 people who were prescribed a lethal dose were given a psychiatric evaluation.

• One person died 150 weeks after receiving the lethal dose while 17 of the participants died more than 6 months after receiving the lethal dose.

• The physician who prescribed the lethal dose was present only five times during ingestion.

• One person died 16 hours after taking the lethal dose.

Margaret Dore, a Washington State attorney, highlights other causes for concern. She argues that the demographics of those who ingested the lethal drugs - ‘older people with money’ - are a prime target for abuse.

The report also gives no information as to whether all of the 83 people who died after ingesting the lethal dose took it voluntarily but merely records  the fact of ‘ingestion’.

Assisted suicide thankfully remains illegal in Britain and we see only a small trickle of 15-20 Britons per year going to the Dignitas facility in Zurich to end their lives.

But with an Oregon/Washington- type law we would see 1,200 deaths annually.

It is no wonder that over 100 attempts to legalise assisted suicide in other US states have failed over the last 15 years and that Oregon and Washington remain the only states to have legalised the practice on the basis of a referendum. 

Let’s not go there.

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NAFCA RELEASES AWARDS NOMINEES & CATEGORIES FOR 2013

BEVERLY NAYA- NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTRESS & BEST SUPPORTING ROLES

GENEVIEVE NNAJI- NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTRESS ROLE

This is the 3rd edition of what has been tagged the African Oscars- NAFCA which is the acronym for Nollywood & African Film Critics' Awards 2013 is set to be the most keenly contested edition of the awards till date. Set for September in Washington DC in the United States of America. The organisers are promising it would be the biggest they have done so far as they are expecting over 200 stars, celebrities etc to grace the event. Below are the nominees and their different categories contesting for the 'African Oscars' this year-2013.  Check them out. 


Upcoming actress- Beverly Naya is set for major contest with some of her more well established colleagues in some categories. It's Genevieve Nnaji vs. Beverly Naya in the 'Best actress in leading role category, where both would contest with Jackie Appiah, Iretiola Doyle & Mbufung Seikeh. While in the ' Best actress in supporting role, it's Beverly Naya vs. Ini Edo, Monalisa Chinda, Patience Ozokwor & Kalsume Sinare. The young actress who only relocated back to Nigeria about 2 years ago got 2 nominations, just like Monalisa Chinda & Jackie Appiah. While a film she acted in Alan Poza got 6 nominations. 


ALL THE CATEGORIES & NOMINEES LIST BELOW. PLS CLICK ON READ MORE BELOW



CATEGORIES & NOMINEES

Best Film

1.    Alan Poza

2.    Ninah’s Dowry

3.    Weekend Getaway

4.    One Night in Vegas

5.    Le Silence Pure

 

Best Indigenous Film

1.    The Blessed Curse

2.    The Hands of Fate

3.    Le Silence Pure

4.    Deceit of the gods

 

Best Drama

1.    Alan Poza

2.    The Hunters

3.    Le Silence Pure

4.    Weekend Getaway

5.    Ninah’s Dowry

 

Best Comedy

1.    Alan Poza

2.    Mrs. Somebody

3.    American Mama

4.    Wife for Ozobia

5.    Unguarded

 

Best Docu-Drama

1.    A Wish-Brest Cancer

2.    The Hand of Fate- HIV

3.    Boys Cry-Bullying

4.    Ninah’s Dowry-Dowry

5.    Le Silence Pure

 

BestTV/Online Series

1.    Wife for Ozobio

2.    African Connection

3.    Adams Apples

 

Best Short Film / Trailer

1.    Fetus

2.    Unspoken

3.    Hungry For You Honey

4.    Five

 

Best Cinematography

1.    A Wish

2.    Alan Poza

3.    Ninah’s Dowry

4.    Weekend Getaway

5.    One Night in Vegas

 

Best Screenplay

1.    Letters to My Mother

2.    Boys Cry

3.    Alan Poza

4.    Ninah’s Dowry

5.    One Night in Vegas

 

Best Editing

1.    Weekend Getaway

2.    Alan Poza

3.    Ninah’s Dowry

4.    One Night in Vegas

5.    Boys Cry

 

Best Sound

1.    Page 36

2.    Ninah’s Dowry

3.    Turning Point

4.    One Night in Vegas

5.    Boys Cry

 

Best Original Score

1.    America The True Dream-The Fetus

2.    Crazy World-Somewhere in Baltimore

3.    Zahara Loliwe-Pink Poison

4.    False Engagement-False Engagement

5.    Pariwo-Mind of the Enemy

 

Best Visual Effects

1.    The Blessed Curse

2.    One Night in Vegas

3.    The Hunters

4.    Temperamental

5.    The Fetus

 

Best Costume

1.    The Price

2.    Unguarded

3.    Page 36

4.    African Connection

5.    Le Silence Pure

 

Best Makeup

1.    The Blessed Curse

2.    The Fetus

3.    Temperamental

4.    Ninah’s Dowry

5.    The Price

 

Best Actor in leading Role

1.    Majid Michel – The Price

2.    Ramsey Nouah-Weekend Getaway

3.    Adjetey Anang – The Hunters

4.    Jim Iyke-Blood or Wine

5.    Anurin Nwunembom-Ninah’s Diary

 

Best Actress in leading role

1.    Beverly Naya-Alan Poza

2.    Jackie Appiah-The Hunters

3.     Iretiola Doyle– Torn

4.     Mbufung Seikeh-Ninah’s Diary

5.     Genevieve Nnaji-Weekend Getaway

 

Best Actor in Supporting

1.    Adjetey Annang-Letters to My Mother

2.    Eddie Watson-Letters to My Mother

3.    John Ijie-The Hands of Fate

4.    Kofi Adjorlolo-The Price

5.    Uti Nwachkwu-Weekend Getaway

 

Best Actress in supporting role

1.    Kalsume Sinare-The Price

2.    Patience Ozokwor – American Mama

3.    Ini Edo-Weekend Getaway

4.    Beverly Naya-Weekend Getaway

5.    Monalisa Chinda-Weekend Getaway

 

Best Child Actor in a Film

1.     Oley Saidykhan -The Hands of Fate

2.    Elijah Kondeh-Boys Cry

3.    Boakai Kimbo-Boys Cry

4.    Ceareh Hamilton–Boys Cry

5.    Marisha Nayee-Angel & the Mailman

 

Best Director in a Film

1.    Charles Novia-Alan Poza

2.    Pascal Amanfo- Letters to My Mother

3.    Tom Robson-Mrs. Somebody

4.    Desmond Elliot –Weekend Getaway

5.    Victor Viyuoh-Ninah’s Dowry

 

DIASPORA CATEGORIES

 

Best film in Diaspora

1.    Le Silence Pure

2.    Page 36

3.    One Night in Vegas

4.    Boys Cry

5.    Unguarded

 

Best Drama Diaspora Film

1.    Turning Point

2.    Page 36

3.    Boys Cry

4.    Unguarded

5.    One Night in Vegas

 

Best Screenplay Diaspora Film

1.    Turning Point

2.    Page 36

3.    One Night in Vegas

4.    Boys Cry

5.    Unguarded

 

Best Cinematography Diaspora Film

1.    Turning Point

2.    Page 36

3.    One Night in Vegas

4.    Black Money

5.    Le Silence Pure

 

Best Actor in leading role Diaspora Film

1.     Igoni Archibong-Turning Point

2.    Pascal Atuma- Secret Past

3.    Egbi Perez-Page 36

4.    Montel Swaray-Temperamental

5.    John Dumelo – One Night in Vegas

 

Best Actress in leading role Diaspora

1.    Yvonne Nelson –One Night in Vegas

2.    Jackie Appiah-Turning Point

3.    Uche Jombo- Unguarded

4.    Marie Solo Peters– Le Silence Pure

5.    Fatima Koroma – Nurses from Hell

 

Best Actor in Supporting role Diaspora Film

1.    Ernie Hudson- Turning Point

2.    Jimmy Jean Louis-One Night in Vegas

3.    Ash Da Vito-African Connection

4.    Van Vicker - One Night in Vegas

5.      Michael Blackson- One Night in Vegas

 

Best Actress in supporting role Diaspora Film

1.    Merlisa Langellier -Page 36

2.    KD Hubert-Turning Point

3.    Sarodj Bertin–One Night in Vegas

4.    Gloria Washington- Nurses From Hell

5.    Chisom Oz Lee - Unguarded

 

Best Director in Diaspora Film

1.    Mitchel A Jones–Boys Cry

2.    John Uche-One Night In Vegas

3.    Robert Peters– Le Silence Pure

4.    Don Okolo-Page 36

5.    Bethels Aguomoh-Ungurded

 

NOLLYWOOD & AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

 

Favorite Actor

·         Benedict Johnson

·         Joseph Benjamin

·         Majid Michel

·         Emmanuel Mensah

·         Chamberlyne Okoro

Favorite Actress

·         Ify Hollywood

·         Omotola Ekehinde

·         Fatima Jabbe

·         Monalisa Chinda

·         Queen Amina

Favorite Director

·         Kule Afolayan

·         Prinze Whyee

·         Ibrahim Ceesay

·         Pascal Amanfo

·         Kathryn Fasegha

Favorite Screenwriter

·         Emem Isong

·         Andrew Campbell

·         Pascal Amanfo

Favorite Male Artiste Diaspora

·         Koby Maxwell

·         Sky J

·         Dacapo

Favorite Female Artiste Diaspora

·         Katumbella

·         Twissa

·         Soleil Diva

·         Uba Unwudiwe

Favorite Artiste of the Year

·         Yemi Sax

·         2 Face Idibia

·         P Square

Favorite Song of the Year

·         2 Face Idibia

·         Flavour

·         2 Face Idibia

Favorite Video of the Year

·         Timaya

·         P Square

·         Flavour

 

THE NAFCA SPECIAL HONORS

 

The NAFCA Special Honors was established in 2011 by the Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards to grace the lives and achievements of African luminaries. These honorary awards are awarded to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions of an individual. The NAFCA Special Honors also recognize outstanding community leaders whose professional careers have been marked by extraordinary personal and professional accomplishments. The NAFCA Special Honors were presented for the first time in 2011 to President Nelson Mandela.  Recipients of this award in subsequent years include President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia.

Presentations of The NAFCA Special Honors are made yearly during the second weekend in September at the Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards also known as the African Oscars. The award categories include: • LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS • IMAGE AWARDS • PATRIOT AWARDS

 

Lifetime Achievement Awards

· HE Hon. President Jonathan E. Goodluck (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

· HE Hon. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Republic of Liberia)

 

 Image Awards

·HE Hon. First Lady Dr. Patience Goodluck (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

·Amobi Okoye – Humanitarian (USA)

·Curtis Jackson – Humanitarian (USA)

·Hon. Speaker Tambuwal-Humanitarian (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

 

Special NAFCA Patriot Awards

·Hon. Engr. Noah Dallaji - Humanitarian (Nigeria)

·Hon. Kabiru Nuhu Poloma – Humanitarian Nollywood Friendly (Nigeria)

·Hon. Prince Tom Ateke - Humanitarian/Nollywood Friendly (Nigeria)

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SPRING WEDDING LIKELY FOR SHOLA OJORA & KEMI

SHOLA OJORA

All things being equal this year-2013 is the year of choice for Lanre Ojora's first son Shola Ojora. From the little snippets we have gotten from a little bird in the air who should know, there's the likelihood it's going to be a 'Spring' wedding, by that it should be a date between March 21 to June 21, 2013. Some are expecting it to be a destination wedding.

According to our whispering bird, if the 'groom's momma to be' gets her way, it's most likely going to be a Lagos 'owambe' society wedding. But from the gist we are hearing, with the bride to be being very publicity shy, she would prefer to have her day abroad, and the likely choice would be at her domain, Washington D.C, USA. Shola and his fiancee, Kemi have been dating for quite a while now albeit quietly. 

So for them to finally pick a date this year is already a cause for excitement for the couple's friends. We even hear that Shola 40,  has told a few close friends that this is his year, so barring any unforeseen circumstances, there could be a society wedding between the Ojora's and the Abayomi's in the making. 

But that's not all the gist, another bird who also should be in the know, whispered into our hears that at a point, Shola had considered having a  very quiet registry wedding to his jewel of inestimable value without much aplomb, whether he has now done that or not most don't know.

But like it is with a goldfish, that has no hiding place, whatever it is has happened or is set to happen, all that is hidden would soon be revealed and you all can bet that we would be on top of it, to bring you the correct situation of things.  Except the couple move out to the moon. 

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