Category Archives: michigan

We’ve Lost A Strong and Gentle Warrior Hero – Bob Liston

Within three weeks of Not Dead Yet’s beginning on April 27, 1996, National ADAPT held a series of protests for home and community based long term services. During a moment of down time, I sat with Bob Liston, Marsha Katz and several other ADAPT activists to plan for our first protest against “Dr. Death,” Jack Kevorkian. (For … Continue reading We’ve Lost A Strong and Gentle Warrior Hero – Bob Liston

Diane Coleman Counters Support for Assisted Suicide with Reality Check in Her Hometown Paper

(Editor’s note – this should have been posted over a week ago.  The timelag between the writing of this post and the publishing on the blog is entirely my responsibility.  –SD) I grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, so when the Kalamazoo Gazette’s October 1st edition featured three opinion pieces supporting assisted suicide, I had to … Continue reading Diane Coleman Counters Support for Assisted Suicide with Reality Check in Her Hometown Paper