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
Dr. Ira Byock, a specialist in palliative care, a progressive Democrat and an opponent of assisted suicide laws has stated, “When doctor-induced death becomes an accepted response to the suffering of dying people, logical extensions grease the slippery slope.” (1) Supporters of such laws have written, “It is reasonable to proceed incrementally…Thus, the restriction of … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: Life, Liberty and Security in Canada – Is this the way we are headed?
For Immediate Release: January 13, 2020 Contact: John B. Kelly, 617-952-3302; secondthoughtskelly@gmail.com; @2ndThoughtsMA Disability Rights Advocates Hail Mass Court’s Rejection of Assisted Suicide Second Thoughts Massachusetts praises the decision by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Mary K. Ames rejecting a right to physician-assisted suicide in the state. She ruled that any Massachusetts doctor who prescribes a … Continue reading Disability Rights Advocates Hail Mass Court’s Rejection of Assisted Suicide
The hospital may not have called it a “futility judgment” when they pushed Chris Dunn to go into hospice as an alternative to spinal cord injury rehabilitation, but it’s hard to see it any other way. Here’s an extended excerpt from United Spinal Association’s New Mobility article “Refusing To Die: The Chris Dunn Story“: By … Continue reading United Spinal Assn. Helped Fight A Futility Judgment And Won!
People sometimes wonder if the subjects Not Dead Yet deals with every day get us down. But the reality is that you lift us up – every time you share the message that we are NOT “better dead than disabled,” every time you fight for the healthcare and supports we need, every time you prove … Continue reading Happy Holidays From Not Dead Yet!
