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As the Threat of Triage Grows, Disability Rights Advocacy Is Needed More Than Ever

April 6, 2020bioethics, COVID-19, death panels, healthcare rationing, HHS, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary BlogCOVID-19, Dredf, healthcare rationingDiane Coleman

On Friday, April 3rd, six leading disability rights attorneys and their respective organizations issued a statement entitled Applying HHS’s Guidance for States and Health Care Providers on Avoiding Disability-Based Discrimination in Treatment Rationing. The statement, which helps to interpret the federal bulletin issued a week earlier, was joined by over 90 organizations, including NDY. One … Continue reading As the Threat of Triage Grows, Disability Rights Advocacy Is Needed More Than Ever →

DREDF Brief: The Illegality of Medical Rationing on the Basis of Disability

March 28, 2020Americans with Disabilities Act, bioethics, COVID-19, dredf, duty to die, Our News & Commentary BlogAmericans with Disabilities Act, COVID-19, Dredf, Section 504, TriageDiane Coleman

Huge admiration and gratitude to our colleagues at DREDF for issuing a document entitled Preventing Discrimination in the Treatment of COVID-19 Patients: The Illegality of Medical Rationing on the Basis of Disability. It’s directed to “lawmakers and providers of health care, education, transportation, housing, and other critical services.” The 2nd opening paragraph explains: In the … Continue reading DREDF Brief: The Illegality of Medical Rationing on the Basis of Disability →

Disability Activist Anita Cameron To Speak At Congressional Briefing On Assisted Suicide

December 11, 2019"death with dignity", aid in dying, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, congress, health disparities, national council on disability, Our News & Commentary BlogADAPT, aid in dying, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, Congress, Dredf, National Council on Disability, National Council on Independent LivingDiane Coleman

Bipartisan Resolution Opposing Assisted Suicide Laws Reintroduced Anita Cameron, director of minority outreach for Not Dead Yet, will speak at a Congressional briefing to be held Thursday, December 12, 2019 in Room 2168 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The briefing is cosponsored by the National Council on Disability (NCD), Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA) … Continue reading Disability Activist Anita Cameron To Speak At Congressional Briefing On Assisted Suicide →

Federal study finds assisted suicide laws rife with dangers to people with disabilities

October 9, 2019"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, bioethics, dredf, national council on disability, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, bioethics, death with dignity, Dredf, National Council on DisabilityDiane Coleman

The National Council on Disability (NCD) has issued the second in a series of reports on Bioethics and Disability. NCD’s release on the report today focuses on “a federal examination of the country’s assisted suicide laws and their effect on people with disabilities, finding the laws’ safeguards are ineffective and oversight of abuses and mistakes … Continue reading Federal study finds assisted suicide laws rife with dangers to people with disabilities →

Not Dead Yet Opposes Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination To the U.S. Supreme Court

August 20, 2018AAPD, Affordable Care Act, aid in dying, Americans with Disabilities Act, assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, courts, dredf, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary BlogAAPD, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Dredf, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, NCILDiane Coleman

A central goal of Not Dead Yet is to voice disability opposition to legalization of assisted suicide. Therefore, people might wonder why Not Dead Yet opposes the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who has expressed views against assisted suicide. We oppose his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court because his written court opinions and expressed views threaten … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Opposes Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination To the U.S. Supreme Court →