Category Archives: Oregon

Diane Coleman: Comments Opposing Oregon Bill HB 2279 to Remove Residency Requirement for Assisted Suicide

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Oregon is currently considering a bill that would no longer require people to prove Oregon residency in order to pursue assisted suicide. This bill comes after the March 2022 settlement reached in Gideonse v Brown, which alleged that the residency requirement is unconstitutional. The court did not rule but the parties agreed to a settlement … Continue reading Diane Coleman: Comments Opposing Oregon Bill HB 2279 to Remove Residency Requirement for Assisted Suicide →

“New Scientist” Reporter Goes Over Oregon Assisted Suicide Data With NDY’s Diane Coleman

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A newly-published article in New Scientist includes a section in which reporter Clare Wilson reports on actual Oregon data on assisted suicide after a go-through with NDY CEO and founder Diane Coleman. It’s rare – almost unheard of – for a reporter to go into this kind of detail on assisted suicide in Oregon. The … Continue reading “New Scientist” Reporter Goes Over Oregon Assisted Suicide Data With NDY’s Diane Coleman →

Diane Coleman’s Letter to Some New Jersey Senate Democrats

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[Editor’s Note:  The New Jersey assisted suicide bill could come up for a floor vote as early as this week.  This letter was emailed under the subject line, “Why thoughtful Democrats should oppose assisted suicide bill in NJ.”] Dear Senators: I am a lifelong Democrat, the CEO of a national disability organization, and I am … Continue reading Diane Coleman’s Letter to Some New Jersey Senate Democrats →

Diane Coleman Op-ed In NJ Trenton Times: N.J. assisted suicide proposal is dangerous prescription

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On August 10th, the New Jersey Trenton Times published an op-ed by Not Dead Yet President and CEO Diane Coleman.  Below is an excerpt from her op-ed, titled “N.J. assisted suicide proposal is dangerous prescription“: As one of countless disabled people who have survived a terminal prediction based on a faulty diagnosis, I can’t help … Continue reading Diane Coleman Op-ed In NJ Trenton Times: N.J. assisted suicide proposal is dangerous prescription →

New England Journal of Medicine – Pro and Con Assisted Suicide Essays and a Poll

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A recent (I don’t think it’s quite the latest) issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) features a “case vignette” of a terminally ill man who requests an assisted suicide prescription from his doctor.  Here’s part of that vignette: John Wallace is a 72-year-old man with metastatic pancreatic cancer. At time of diagnosis, … Continue reading New England Journal of Medicine – Pro and Con Assisted Suicide Essays and a Poll →