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More Testimony From NYC: Jose Hernandez and Sharon Shapiro-Lacks

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Here are some more great testimonies shared with the New York Assembly Health Committee on May 3. Jose Hernandez shared his mother’s story in a powerful and moving letter: My mother was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer in 1988 when she was just 28 years old in Puerto Rico. They had given her 6 … Continue reading More Testimony From NYC: Jose Hernandez and Sharon Shapiro-Lacks →

NDY Press Release: NDY Files Brief In New Mexico Assisted Suicide Case

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[Editor’s Note:  The October 1, 2015 press release below is also available online in PDF format through PRWeb here.  The friend-of-the-court brief described in the release can be read here.] Not Dead Yet and Five Other National Disability Groups File Friend of the Court Brief in New Mexico Supreme Court in Assisted Suicide Case On … Continue reading NDY Press Release: NDY Files Brief In New Mexico Assisted Suicide Case →