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Shavelson Case Seeking Euthanasia Under Assisted Suicide Law Dismissed

December 9, 2022"death with dignity", aid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, court decisions, dredf, end-of-life options bills, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide expansion, Court Decisions, euthanasia, Friend of the Court Brief, Shavelson caseDiane Coleman

Good news! On Wednesday December 7th, Judge Chabbria of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the Shavelson case, with prejudice. Michelle Uzeta, the DREDF attorney who prepared our excellent Disability Amicus Brief, says this means the case is over at the district court level. NDY previously reported on the … Continue reading Shavelson Case Seeking Euthanasia Under Assisted Suicide Law Dismissed →

DREDF Files Amicus Brief On Behalf of 12 Disability Groups In Euthanasia Case

October 28, 2022aid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, court cases, court decisions, courts, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, end-of-life options bills, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, court cases, Dredf, euthanasia, Friend of the Court BriefDiane Coleman

The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund Just Announced: DREDF Files Amici Brief in Case Seeking to Eliminate Key Safeguard in California’s End of Life Options Act. On October 24, 2022, DREDF filed a brief as amicus curiae (PDF) on its own behalf and on behalf of 11 additional disability rights organizations in support of … Continue reading DREDF Files Amicus Brief On Behalf of 12 Disability Groups In Euthanasia Case →

NDY & 18 Other Disability Groups Join DREDF Amicus Brief in Assisted Suicide Case

February 28, 2022"death with dignity", aid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, court cases, dredf, end-of-life options bills, litigation, Massachusetts, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, Second Thoughtsassisted suicide, court cases, end of life options, Friend of the Court Brief, medical aid in dyingDiane Coleman

DREDF has just announced the filing of a friend-of-the-court (“amicus”) brief in a Massachusetts assisted suicide case. Since 1996, NDY has organized numerous amicus briefs in assisted suicide cases, some of which are posted on our website HERE. DREDF has joined several of these briefs, but this is the first time DREDF has also served … Continue reading NDY & 18 Other Disability Groups Join DREDF Amicus Brief in Assisted Suicide Case →

Disability Rights Groups Applaud NY Court of Appeals Assisted Suicide Ruling

September 7, 2017"death with dignity", ADAPT, aid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, court decisions, duty to die, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, Court Decisions, Friend of the Court Brief, New YorkDiane Coleman

Contacts: Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 dcoleman@notdeadyet.org Adam Prizio 518-320-7100 (office) 603-518-4910 (cell) aprizio@cdrnys.org For Immediate Release: Disability rights groups applaud today’s New York Court of Appeals unanimous ruling announcing that “we reject plaintiffs’ argument that an individual has a fundamental constitutional right to aid-in-dying . . . . We also reject plaintiffs’ assertion that the State’s prohibition on assisted suicide … Continue reading Disability Rights Groups Applaud NY Court of Appeals Assisted Suicide Ruling →

NY Court of Appeals Rally – Two Photos and Coverage

June 2, 2017"death with dignity", aid in dying, amicus brief, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, court cases, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, death with dignity, Friend of the Court Brief, New YorkDiane Coleman

NDY activists from across the state rallied Tuesday, May 30th on a cold and rainy afternoon outside the New York Court of Appeals. The friend-of-the-court brief filed by NDY and joined by ten other national and state Disability Rights Amici was mentioned twice during oral argument in the case, favorably, by counsel for the Attorney … Continue reading NY Court of Appeals Rally – Two Photos and Coverage →