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Mike Reynolds: New Hampshire Bill Promotes Assisted Suicide for “Embarrassing Indignities”

February 14, 2020"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Mike Reynolds, New Hampshire, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, New Hampshire, op-edDiane Coleman

Published in today’s Union Leader — Your Turn, NH – Mike Reynolds: FOR OVER two decades the independent people of New Hampshire have been solidly against assisted suicide. Since 1996, the New Hampshire legislature has studied or voted down this proposed law so many times it takes two hands to count them all. Assisted suicide … Continue reading Mike Reynolds: New Hampshire Bill Promotes Assisted Suicide for “Embarrassing Indignities” →

NDY’s Anita Cameron Joins NH Disability Advocates To Oppose Assisted Suicide Bill

February 11, 2020"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Our News & Commentary Blog, press releaseaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, press releaseDiane Coleman

Press Release Contacts: John Kelly 617-952-3302; Anita Cameron 585-259-8746 (Manchester, NH) – Not Dead Yet’s director of minority outreach, Anita Cameron, will join disability rights leaders from the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, ABLE New Hampshire, Disability Rights Center and other state and local groups to oppose a New Hampshire assisted suicide bill, HB … Continue reading NDY’s Anita Cameron Joins NH Disability Advocates To Oppose Assisted Suicide Bill →

Disability Advocates Show Up to Oppose Evanston City Council Assisted Suicide Resolution

February 10, 2020"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Our News & Commentary Blog, press release, Testimonyaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, Evanston City CouncilDiane Coleman

Patients Rights Action Fund shared the following press advisory sent as disability advocates show up to oppose Evanston City Council assisted suicide resolution: Tonight, the Evanston City Council will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide. Below are statements from disability rights advocates who oppose assisted suicide if you are planning to cover … Continue reading Disability Advocates Show Up to Oppose Evanston City Council Assisted Suicide Resolution →

Disability Advocates Oppose City Council’s Proposed Assisted Suicide Resolution

February 4, 2020"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, city council, death with dignityDiane Coleman

They say that “all politics are local.” While bills to legalize assisted suicide are a state issue, proponents of these dangerous bills are engaging in local politics as well. An example is the Evanston City Council in Illinois. This is the home district of the lead sponsor in the state legislature. Last Thursday, the local … Continue reading Disability Advocates Oppose City Council’s Proposed Assisted Suicide Resolution →

The Extreme Ableism of Assisted Suicide

January 28, 2020"death with dignity", ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, District of Columbia, john kelly, Our News & Commentary Blog, Second Thoughtsaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, John Kelly, Second ThoughtsDiane Coleman

I just came across a brilliant letter that John Kelly sent to the Washington, D.C. Council when they were considering an assisted suicide bill in 2016. I should have posted it here then, but I am doing so now (lightly edited), because it’s one of the best discussions I’ve read of the core problem that … Continue reading The Extreme Ableism of Assisted Suicide →