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Anita Cameron’s Remarks Before the New York State Bar Association Task Force

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Anita Cameron’s Remarks Before the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Medical Aid in Dying November 17, 2023 Good morning. I’m Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach for Not Dead Yet, a national, grassroots disability organization opposed to medical discrimination, healthcare rationing, euthanasia and assisted suicide. Assisted suicide laws are dangerous because though … Continue reading Anita Cameron’s Remarks Before the New York State Bar Association Task Force →

NY Attorney Writes That NY Has A Financial Incentive To Legalize Assisted Suicide

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By Lisa Blumberg The usual line of the organizations promoting the legalization of assisted suicide (or medical aid in dying (MAiD) as they like to call it) in New York and elsewhere is as follows: the sole reason for such laws is to prevent “end of life” suffering, that the laws only apply to people … Continue reading NY Attorney Writes That NY Has A Financial Incentive To Legalize Assisted Suicide →

NY Disability Activists Hold Counter-Presence At Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Event

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Alex Thompson and Max Rodriguez from the NY Association on Independent Living and Center for Disability Rights, respectively, held a counter-presence with signs opposing the NY assisted suicide bill at a press conference conducted today by proponents of the bill. They spoke with several members of the press about the dangers the bill poses for … Continue reading NY Disability Activists Hold Counter-Presence At Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Event →

NDY Activist Julie Farrar Interviewed By Spectrum News

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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 →

Assisted Suicide News Story Includes NDY Protest In Albany

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A June 30th Washington, D.C. news story, Medical aid in dying: States debate right-to-die laws, included a photo from a Not Dead Yet protest held at a press conference held by assisted suicide proponents which was covered in this blog in early May (Disability Activists Crash Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Conference). Though giving more space and first … Continue reading Assisted Suicide News Story Includes NDY Protest In Albany →