Category Archives: MAID

Victory Against Assisted Suicide In Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court!

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Following the precedent in the U. S. Supreme Court and several state high courts, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in the Kligler case, rejecting the plaintiffs’ claim that assisted suicide is a constitutional right. “Although we recognize the paramount importance and profound significance of all end-of-life decisions, after careful consideration, we conclude that the … Continue reading Victory Against Assisted Suicide In Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court! →

NDY’s Amy Hasbrouck Speaks Out In Article On Canadian “MAiD Gone Wrong”

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NDY Board Member Amy Hasbrouck was quoted extensively in an article exposing the fact that disabled people in Canada are being granted euthanasia while being denied sufficient supports to live. The article is both linked and pasted below: MAiD gone wrong: lack of access to supports cited in deaths BY  Michael Swan, The Catholic Register … Continue reading NDY’s Amy Hasbrouck Speaks Out In Article On Canadian “MAiD Gone Wrong” →

Lisa Blumberg: Promoting the Better Dead Than Disabled Ethos to Kids

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Canada has the broadest euthanasia law in the world. Both people who are ill and people who have disabilities deemed to cause them to suffer may request that a doctor or nurse practitioner provide them with a drug induced death. (1) Alan Nichols, a 61-year-old man with a history of depression was euthanized, over the … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: Promoting the Better Dead Than Disabled Ethos to Kids →

PRAF Webinar Series Fighting Assisted Suicide Coast to Coast: Disability Perspectives

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Join Patients Rights Action Fund‘s next webinar! This webinar will feature prominent disability advocates discussing the implications of assisted suicide legislation on medical discrimination against people with disabilities. In a stellar lineup, speakers Lydia Brown, John Kelly, Vincenzo Piscopo, and our own Ian McIntosh will collaboratively explore the impact that assisted suicide laws have on the … Continue reading PRAF Webinar Series Fighting Assisted Suicide Coast to Coast: Disability Perspectives →

Not Dead Yet Applauds Court Ruling In CA Euthanasia Case

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[Author’s note: Readers may wonder why it’s taken a month for me to post my response to the federal district court ruling in the Shavelson case. I was hoping to be able to post it after it appeared as an op-ed in one of the California newspaper outlets I pitch it to, but, alas, NDY’s … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Applauds Court Ruling In CA Euthanasia Case →