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NEWS RELEASE
October 8, 1998
The death of Taylor, a 69-year-old who was being treated at the Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center, was ruled a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner on Tuesday, October 6.
Not all details of the murder are public or even known to authorities yet. Even so, it is clear that Taylor died as a result of a lethal injection ordered by an as yet unnamed physician.
"This feels like discrimination," stated Diane Coleman, founder of Not Dead Yet, a national disability group which opposes legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia. "If Taylor had been killed by someone with a gun, the perpetrator would have been arrested and charged immediately. Why do authorities drag their feet when physicians do the killing and the victim is old, ill or disabled?"
"Illinois must demonstrate that legal protections apply to all citizens, not just the young, healthy and non-disabled" said Stephen Drake, another Not Dead Yet organizer. "We must not have this death swept under the rug in a shameful repeat of the sham 'investigation' and inaction involving the killing of as many as 50 people in California earlier this year by a so-called 'Angel of Death'."
Drake was referring to the case of Efren Saldivar, a respiratory technician who claimed to have killed as many as 50 patients in a California nursing home. Even though the case became public in April of this year, no charges have been made regarding the questionable deaths involved.
Local, Memphis:
Tim Wheat
(901) 726-6404 * (901) 726-6521 fax
1633 Madison Avenue - Memphis TN 38104
National:
Steve Drake
Rochester, NY.
Diane Coleman
(708) 209-1500 ext. 11
7521 Madison St., - Forest Park, IL 60130
Lucy Gwin
Editor of Mouth
(716) 244-6599
The Memphis Center for Independent Living
1633 Madison Avenue,
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 726-6404 v/tty (901) 726-6521 fax
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