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NDY, DREDF and United Spinal Discuss Shavelson Euthanasia Case at Press Briefing

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Disability advocacy organizations NDY, DREDF and United Spinal partnered with the Patients Rights Action Fund (PRAF) to hold a press briefing on the Shavelson v. CA Department of Health Care Services case heard on April 14 in the federal District Court of Northern California. Video of the press briefing is available on PRAF’s Facebook page … Continue reading NDY, DREDF and United Spinal Discuss Shavelson Euthanasia Case at Press Briefing →

Not Dead Yet Joins National Call To Repair Or Replace Recalled Breathing Devices

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Not Dead Yet Joins National Call To Repair Or Replace Recalled Breathing Devices [Rochester, NY, August 26, 2021] Today, Not Dead Yet joined in a letter from individuals who depend on recalled ventilators and other breathing devices manufactured by Philips Respironics, along with over two dozen disability organizations, demanding that Philips repair or replace the … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Joins National Call To Repair Or Replace Recalled Breathing Devices →

Second Thoughts Connecticut Press Release: Assisted Suicide Is Bad Medicine

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:                                                                    Cathy Ludlum                         860-649-7110                               cathyludlum@cox.net Stephen Mendelsohn              860-827-8003 (best after 5:30)     smendelsohn5845@att.net Second Thoughts Connecticut Website:   https://sites.google.com/site/secondthoughtsconnecticut/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecondThoughtsConnecticut Twitter:     https://twitter.com/2ndThoughtsCT Assisted Suicide Is Bad Medicine. How Can Legislators Represent Us If They Cannot Talk to Us? January 11, 2021 (Manchester, CT) – People with disabilities fear for their lives during the … Continue reading Second Thoughts Connecticut Press Release: Assisted Suicide Is Bad Medicine →

Second Thoughts Press Release On Continuing Danger of Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Bill

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For Immediate Release:                                  June 2, 2020 Contact: John B. Kelly 617-952-3302, SecondThoughtsKelly@Gmail.com, @2ndThoughtsMA Bill Legalizing Assisted Suicide Remains Dangerous, Targets the Vulnerable Second Thoughts Massachusetts issues the following statement in opposition to the favorable report given by the state … Continue reading Second Thoughts Press Release On Continuing Danger of Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Bill →

NDY’s Anita Cameron Joins NH Disability Advocates To Oppose Assisted Suicide Bill

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Press Release Contacts:  John Kelly 617-952-3302; Anita Cameron 585-259-8746 (Manchester, NH) – Not Dead Yet’s director of minority outreach, Anita Cameron, will join disability rights leaders from the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, ABLE New Hampshire, Disability Rights Center and other state and local groups to oppose a New Hampshire assisted suicide bill, HB … Continue reading NDY’s Anita Cameron Joins NH Disability Advocates To Oppose Assisted Suicide Bill →