Category Archives: Testimony

John Kelly’s testimony covers medical mistakes, class and race/ethnic divide and more

Massachusetts Public Health Committee hearing on the state’s assisted suicide bill: John B. Kelly Oral Testimony against EOLA H.2381/S.1384 October 1, 2021 Thank you. Everyone knows that doctors make mistakes, and studies show that 12 to 15 percent of people outlive the six-month hospice benefit for supposedly terminal people. But this year Oregon revealed that … Continue reading John Kelly’s testimony covers medical mistakes, class and race/ethnic divide and more

DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Files Testimony Opposing California Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill

California’s assisted suicide expansion bill, SB 380, was on the Assembly Appropriations Committee docket today, with written testimony to be submitted prior to the hearing. DREDF’s Senior Policy Analyst Marilyn Golden submitted the following testimony. August 14, 2021 OPPOSE SB 380 (Eggman) – End of Life  The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) opposes … Continue reading DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Files Testimony Opposing California Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill

Anita Cameron Testified On Opposition To Assisted Suicide Bills In BIPOC Communities

Anita Cameron, NDY’s Director of Minority Outreach, testified to the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee at its Zoom hearing on the state’s assisted suicide bill on Monday, April 26. In a brief two-and-a-half minutes, she shared her mother’s story of a very mistaken medical prognosis as well as opposition to assisted suicide in communities of … Continue reading Anita Cameron Testified On Opposition To Assisted Suicide Bills In BIPOC Communities

John Kelly’s Compelling Testimony Opposing Rhode Island Assisted Suicide Bill S0775

John Kelly testified to the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee at its Zoom hearing on the state’s assisted suicide bill on Monday, April 26. Members of the public who testified were severely limited in the time allowed, so below is John’s excellent full written testimony, which is well worth the read. [Tomorrow, we will post … Continue reading John Kelly’s Compelling Testimony Opposing Rhode Island Assisted Suicide Bill S0775

Amy Hasbrouck Submits Powerful Testimony To Canadian Senate Committee

On November 23, 2020, Amy Hasbrouck, NDY Board Member and Director of Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet, submitted testimony to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Canadian Parliament. First, her description of TVNDY is a strong and moving introduction to the disability rights opposition to assisted suicide and euthanasia laws: Thank you for … Continue reading Amy Hasbrouck Submits Powerful Testimony To Canadian Senate Committee