Category Archives: MAID

The Nation Magazine Features NDY & Disability Opposition To Assisted Suicide Laws

May 30, 2023"death with dignity", ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, MAID, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, media coverage, medical aid in dying, Sara LutermanDiane Coleman

The In the News page on the NDY website links to print and broadcast news pieces that include interview quotes or other mentions of Not Dead Yet or our disability allies. The vast majority of articles and broadcasts are about assisted suicide laws. The pattern, with rare exception, is that the attention on the disability … Continue reading The Nation Magazine Features NDY & Disability Opposition To Assisted Suicide Laws →

John Kelly’s DE Testimony Deconstructs the Ableism of Assisted Suicide Proponents

May 19, 2023"death with dignity", ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, end-of-life options bills, euthanasia, MAID, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimonyableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, John Kelly, TestimonyDiane Coleman

Testimony in Opposition to Delaware House Blll 140 Chair Minor-Brown, Vice Chair Harris, Members of the Committee on Health & Human Development: My name is John B. Kelly. I am the New England Regional Director for Not Dead Yet, the leading national disability rights group opposing assisted suicide, futility judgments, and “better dead than disabled” … Continue reading John Kelly’s DE Testimony Deconstructs the Ableism of Assisted Suicide Proponents →

Press Release: Not Dead Yet Joins Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit To Oppose Assisted Suicide Law

April 26, 2023"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, end-of-life options bills, health disparities, MAID, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, end of life options, Not Dead Yet, United Spinal AssnDiane Coleman

Los Angeles, CA — April 26, 2023 – Yesterday, the United Spinal Association (“United Spinal”), Not Dead Yet (“NDY”), Institute for Patients’ Rights (“IPR”), Communities Actively Living Independent & Free “CALIF”, and individual plaintiffs, Lonnie VanHook and Ingrid Tischer, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, asking that … Continue reading Press Release: Not Dead Yet Joins Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit To Oppose Assisted Suicide Law →

Oregon Assisted Suicide Data Analysis

March 16, 2023"death with dignity", assisted suicide, MAID, medical discrimination, Oregon Assisted Suicide Data, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, medical aid in dying, Oregon Assisted Suicide DataDiane Coleman

Oregon Assisted Suicide Data Analysis March 16, 2023 How Assisted Suicide Laws Endanger People With Disabilities and Chronic Conditions A disabled or chronically ill person who depends on life-sustaining treatment, even basic medications, would be able to qualify for assisted suicide if they lived where assisted suicide is legal. Oregon’s “Death With Dignity” law is … Continue reading Oregon Assisted Suicide Data Analysis →

NDY Activist Julie Farrar Interviewed By Spectrum News

January 18, 2023aid in dying, assisted suicide, MAID, media coverage, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, media coverageDiane Coleman

NDY’s Press Advisory issued Monday evening resulted in a Spectrum News interview of Albany disability activist Julie Farrar. The Advisory was distributed to New York media outlets in response to assisted suicide proponents’ announcement of a virtual press conference held Tuesday. While giving more space to proponents’ hopes for passing the assisted suicide bill this … Continue reading NDY Activist Julie Farrar Interviewed By Spectrum News →