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Disability Leaders On New York’s Capital Tonight Urging Lawmakers To Reject Assisted Suicide

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Alex Thompson (NY Assn. on Independent Living) and Max Rodriguez (Center for Disability Rights) had a ten minute interview with Capital Tonight’s Susan Arbetter. Detailing weaknesses of the purported “safeguards” in the state’s assisted suicide bill, they urged the legislature to reject it as too dangerous. Key concerns focused on insurance pressures to cut costs … Continue reading Disability Leaders On New York’s Capital Tonight Urging Lawmakers To Reject Assisted Suicide →

NY Disability Activists Hold Counter-Presence At Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Event

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Alex Thompson and Max Rodriguez from the NY Association on Independent Living and Center for Disability Rights, respectively, held a counter-presence with signs opposing the NY assisted suicide bill at a press conference conducted today by proponents of the bill. They spoke with several members of the press about the dangers the bill poses for … Continue reading NY Disability Activists Hold Counter-Presence At Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Event →

Anita Cameron: How Many More Have To Die In Nursing Facilities In the Age of COVID-19?

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COVID-19 continues to rage through America, but not many of us outside the media and disability rights and justice groups are talking about an overlooked population – residents of nursing facilities and institutions for disabled people, who are dying of COVID-19. To date, more than 51,000 residents and employees of nursing homes and long-term care … Continue reading Anita Cameron: How Many More Have To Die In Nursing Facilities In the Age of COVID-19? →

Does Freedom to Die Mean Freedom to Save Money, for Shareholders?

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[Letter to the editor of the Putnam County News and Recorder published September 04, 2019] To the Editor, In response to Assemblywoman Galef’s letter (“Support the Medical Aid in Dying Act”, PCNR, Aug. 28, 2019), we should not forget what Derek Humphry, co-founder of the Hemlock Society (now “Compassion & Choices) said in his book: “…economics, … Continue reading Does Freedom to Die Mean Freedom to Save Money, for Shareholders? →

Video of the Day of Mourning – A Quiet Call for Justice

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A month ago, we shared an announcement from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network asking people to participate in the annual Day of Mourning. On Friday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember these disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers. In the year since … Continue reading Video of the Day of Mourning – A Quiet Call for Justice →