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NDY, DREDF and United Spinal Discuss Shavelson Euthanasia Case at Press Briefing

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Disability advocacy organizations NDY, DREDF and United Spinal partnered with the Patients Rights Action Fund (PRAF) to hold a press briefing on the Shavelson v. CA Department of Health Care Services case heard on April 14 in the federal District Court of Northern California. Video of the press briefing is available on PRAF’s Facebook page … Continue reading NDY, DREDF and United Spinal Discuss Shavelson Euthanasia Case at Press Briefing →

NALA Facts & Findings: Assisted Suicide Laws and Ableism by Diane Coleman, J.D.

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[For a PDF version of this article, go HERE.] I have an advanced neuromuscular disability. Six years ago, I went into respiratory failure. I now use a ventilator with a CPAP mask about 22 hours a day, without which I would die in a short time. As a disabled person who depends on life-sustaining treatment, … Continue reading NALA Facts & Findings: Assisted Suicide Laws and Ableism by Diane Coleman, J.D. →

Diane Coleman Letter Published in Buffalo News

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Buffalo News published Diane Coleman’s letter (12/27/21) describing how “Assisted Suicide Puts Pressure On The Elderly And Disabled” – that’s the title that the NY Alliance Against Assisted Suicide correctly gave it. This letter is about the deadly mix between our profit-driven health care system and legalizing assisted suicide – will insurers do the right thing … Continue reading Diane Coleman Letter Published in Buffalo News →

More Disability Testimonies Opposing Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Bill

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On October 1, 2021, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on An Act relative to end of life options (H. 2381 and S. 1384). We previously featured testimonies this bill to legalize assisted suicide by John B. Kelly, Director of Second Thoughts MA: Disability Rights Advocates against Assisted Suicide and Lindsay … Continue reading More Disability Testimonies Opposing Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Bill →

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 →