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NDY & 18 Other Disability Groups Join DREDF Amicus Brief in Assisted Suicide Case

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DREDF has just announced the filing of a friend-of-the-court (“amicus”) brief in a Massachusetts assisted suicide case. Since 1996, NDY has organized numerous amicus briefs in assisted suicide cases, some of which are posted on our website HERE. DREDF has joined several of these briefs, but this is the first time DREDF has also served … Continue reading NDY & 18 Other Disability Groups Join DREDF Amicus Brief in Assisted Suicide Case →

Does the ADA Require Euthanasia As A Reasonable Accommodation? – More on the CA Court Case

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On September 2nd, NDY was part of a disability release responding to a federal court case in the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs in the case argue that the ADA requires active euthanasia as a reasonable accommodation for some people to use the state’s assisted suicide law (End of Life Options Act, EOLOA). Their complaint … Continue reading Does the ADA Require Euthanasia As A Reasonable Accommodation? – More on the CA Court Case →

NDY, DREDF, Disability & Patient Rights Groups Oppose Lawsuit To Expand Assisted Suicide Law

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For Immediate Release: September 2, 2021 Disability, Patients’ Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Opposing the Expansion of Assisted Suicide in Observance of Suicide Prevention Month Berkeley, California – In observance of Suicide Prevention Month this September, disability and patients’ rights leaders from California and across the United States joined together in solidarity to voice clear, … Continue reading NDY, DREDF, Disability & Patient Rights Groups Oppose Lawsuit To Expand Assisted Suicide Law →

Wrongful Death & Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Filed In Michael Hickson Case

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June 11, 2021 By: Andrés J. Gallegos, Jennifer M. Sender ROBBINS, SALOMON & PATT, LTD. SEEKS JUSTICE FOR MICHAEL HICKSON, FILES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT AGAINST ST. DAVID’S SOUTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER & ITS PHYSICIANS Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd. (RSP) on June 10, 2021, filed a multi-count wrongful death lawsuit against St. David’s South Austin Medical Center … Continue reading Wrongful Death & Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Filed In Michael Hickson Case →

Coleman Quoted in Gothamist: The Pandemic Threatened Their Ventilators

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[Ed. note: We previously reported on the court case discussed in the article below here: Not Dead Yet, NMD United, et al. Sue NY Governor On Ventilator Re-Allocation Guidelines.] The Pandemic Threatened Their Ventilators. Will NY Officials Change Course Before The Next Crisis? BY CAROLINE LEWIS MAY 27, 2021 When COVID-19 struck New York last spring, … Continue reading Coleman Quoted in Gothamist: The Pandemic Threatened Their Ventilators →