The advocacy group NOT DEAD YET, as well as the case
involving the non-voluntary euthanasia of Tina Cartrette in
North Carolina last year, are part of a 60 MINUTES II profile
of bioethicist Peter Singer to be broadcast on February 20
at 8:00 PM ET, 7:00 PM CT

Tina Cartrette was a young woman with cerebral palsy and
cognitive  disabilities who was killed last year when the
feeding tube  she used for nourishment was ordered withdrawn
by her mother.  Cartrette was not terminally ill nor did she
express a wish to starve  to death.

Stephen Drake, Not Dead Yet's research analyst, will be
featured  on this profile of Singer, explaining the organization's
views on Singer's policy proposals and the Cartrette case.
When the story was originally being filmed, while Cartrette's
court case was pending and prior to her death, Drake was
interviewed by Dan Rather for almost an hour.  At this point,
we have no specific information on the extent to which the
Not Dead Yet perspective will be included in the show.

Here , is a brief description of the episode, provided by the producer:

 PETER SINGER 60 MINUTES II
 FEBRUARY 20, 2002   8:00 PM

Peter Singer, the controversial Australian philosopher currently
teaching at Princeton University, will be featured in a profile
reported by correspondent Dan Rather on 60 Minutes II. The
broadcast is scheduled for Wednesday, February 20 at
8:00 PM (EST) on the CBS television network.

Peter Singer has gained fame - and some say infamy -
by saying, among other things, that all life is not equally
precious. In fact, Mr. Singer has written that it may be ethical
to kill handicapped babies... argues that the lives of animals are
not inferior to the lives of humans... and believes that many
Americans, in effect, choose to enjoy luxuries than save a
child in need.