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Stephanie Woodward Will Represent NDY and ADAPT at Albany Press Conference

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Contact: Matille Thebolt: mthebolt@CRCPublicRelations.com or Emily Degnan: edegnan@crcpublicrelations.com 703-683-5004 ***Media Advisory*** Patient and Disability Rights Advocates Hold Press Conference to Warn of the Dangers of Assisted Suicide What:                      Patient and disability rights advocates will hold a news conference to warn of the dangers of legalized assisted suicide in their state. Assembly Bill A2694 and Senate … Continue reading Stephanie Woodward Will Represent NDY and ADAPT at Albany Press Conference →

Disability Activist Stephanie Woodward Quoted In An NY Newspaper Article

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An article in the Altamont Enterprise included some great quotes by disability rights activist Stephanie Woodward. Stephanie Woodward, director of advocacy at the Center for Disability Rights, said that “assisted suicide has a discriminatory, disparate impact on disabled people that is deadly and can’t be reversed.” Data from the state of Oregon, where medical aid-in-dying … Continue reading Disability Activist Stephanie Woodward Quoted In An NY Newspaper Article →

Anita Cameron and Stephanie Woodward Testify At NY Assisted Suicide Hearing

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AM New York interviewed advocates on both sides of the assisted suicide issue at the all day hearing held in New York City on May 3, 2018. Here are the disability quotes: Opponents of the bill have expressed concerns for the disabled community and what they say is a tendency for medical professionals to underestimate … Continue reading Anita Cameron and Stephanie Woodward Testify At NY Assisted Suicide Hearing →

Press Release: Disability Advocates Testify In NYC Against Assisted Suicide Bill

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For Immediate Release             Contacts:  Anita Cameron 720-413-9064 May 3, 2018                                               Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 (New York, NY) Disability rights advocates will testify at a New York Assembly Health Committee hearing today in opposition to a proposed bill (A.2383-A) legalizing doctor assisted suicide. The hearing will be held at 250 Broadway in Manhattan beginning at 11:00 a.m. Disability advocates … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Advocates Testify In NYC Against Assisted Suicide Bill →

Attorney Stephanie Woodward’s Op-Ed Published In Syracuse Press

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Attorney Stephanie Woodward is Director of Advocacy at the Center for Disability Rights in Rochester, New York.  She writes about how her experiences as a disabled woman inform her opposition to the legalization of assisted suicide in a new guest editorial entitled Why disabled people like me fear medically assisted suicide.  Here’s an excerpt: We’re often … Continue reading Attorney Stephanie Woodward’s Op-Ed Published In Syracuse Press →