It’s been a few days since an update on Amanda Baggs and her struggle to get past medical discrimination and get appropriate medical treatment has been shared here. The good news is that the news of her scheduled surgery was true and her feeding tube is now in place. Now the bad news: In “So … Continue reading More Updates on Amanda Baggs and Links to Other Bloggers
Before I start with the specifics, here’s the short version – due to the overwhelming response of disability activists and allies, things changed for the better in terms of communication and setting an agenda for surgery – placement of a feeding tube that will hopefully prevent the frequent bouts Amanda Baggs has had with aspiration … Continue reading Updates on Amanda Baggs – Surgery is on for Today!
Amanda Bagg’s name and work should be familiar to a lot of people in the disability community. A lot of people might remember reading her blog essay “If I am killed” on our old site, where it was reproduced with permission – and will be put up again in the near future. Many more will … Continue reading Autistic Writer/Blogger/Activist Amanda Baggs Facing Life-Threatening Discrimination in Vermont Hospital
(Editor’s note: Rosemarie Jackowski is a political activist and journalist who lives in Vermont. The article below has appeared in other venues and is reprinted with permission. The author gives permission to reproduce this article – in its entirety only – and proper attribution of her authorship.) Suicide by Rosemarie Jackowski The “Assisted Suicide … Continue reading Vermont: Great Article by Activist Rosemarie Jackowski on Assisted Suicide
President of Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights Testifies Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide in State Senate Committee Hearing Ed Paquin, president of the Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights, represented the disability rights community in hearings held in the state’s Senate Health and Welfare Committee last week regarding a bill to legalize physician assisted suicide. Not … Continue reading RELEASE – Vermont: President of State Coalition for Disability Rights Testifies Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide in State Senate Committee Hearing
