[For a PDF version of this article, go HERE.] I have an advanced neuromuscular disability. Six years ago, I went into respiratory failure. I now use a ventilator with a CPAP mask about 22 hours a day, without which I would die in a short time. As a disabled person who depends on life-sustaining treatment, … Continue reading NALA Facts & Findings: Assisted Suicide Laws and Ableism by Diane Coleman, J.D.
My name is Anita Cameron. I am Director of Minority Outreach for Not Dead Yet, a Rochester, NY-based, national disability rights group opposed to medical discrimination against disabled people, medical rationing, euthanasia and doctor assisted suicide. I’m also a psychiatric survivor. I live with chronic depression and anxiety. My first experience with the mental health … Continue reading ADA31 Lead On – Celebrize! Celebrate & Recognize Non-Apparent Disabilities
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
On Wednesday, September 16, a public hearing was held by the Health Equity Task Force of the Massachusetts Public Health Committee. The legislative website stated that “[t]he virtual hearing is to receive testimony from the public on findings and recommendations that address health disparities for underserved or underrepresented populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, pursuant to … Continue reading John Kelly Testifies At Massachusetts Health Equity Task Force Public Hearing
[Ed. Note: This guest column by Diane Coleman appeared in nj.com on October 26, 2018, and in the New Jersey Star Ledger print edition on October 29.] I have an advanced neuromuscular condition and must use breathing support with a mask 18 hours a day. As a severely disabled person who depends on life-sustaining treatment, I … Continue reading I depend on life-support to stay alive. Why I oppose assisted suicide laws
