Yearly Archives: 2023

Excellent Op-Ed by Disability Activist Daniese McMullen-Powell Published in Delaware

May 24, 2023"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, Delaware, op-ed, Oregon Assisted Suicide Data, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, assisted suicide expansion, better dead than disabled, death with dignity, op-edDiane Coleman

Physician-assisted suicide discriminates against persons with disabilities Daniese McMullin-Powell May 23, 2023 Assisted suicide is a dangerous public policy that threatens the most vulnerable in society, especially people like me – people with disabilities. Upon initial consideration, many do not see how assisted suicide is particularly dangerous to the disability community. However, based on the … Continue reading Excellent Op-Ed by Disability Activist Daniese McMullen-Powell Published in Delaware →

John Kelly’s DE Testimony Deconstructs the Ableism of Assisted Suicide Proponents

May 19, 2023"death with dignity", ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, end-of-life options bills, euthanasia, MAID, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimonyableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, John Kelly, TestimonyDiane Coleman

Testimony in Opposition to Delaware House Blll 140 Chair Minor-Brown, Vice Chair Harris, Members of the Committee on Health & Human Development: My name is John B. Kelly. I am the New England Regional Director for Not Dead Yet, the leading national disability rights group opposing assisted suicide, futility judgments, and “better dead than disabled” … Continue reading John Kelly’s DE Testimony Deconstructs the Ableism of Assisted Suicide Proponents →

NPR’s Joe Shapiro Reports on Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Assisted Suicide

April 27, 2023"death with dignity", assisted suicide, court cases, media coverage, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, medical aid in dying, medical discriminationDiane Coleman

From NPR’s Morning Edition: Disability groups say California’s assisted suicide law discriminates against them April 27, 2023 5:12 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Online article Link Joseph Shapiro [Note: To listen to NPR’s 3 minute audio, go HERE. Transcript from NPR is below.] MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Disability groups are challenging a California law that allows … Continue reading NPR’s Joe Shapiro Reports on Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Assisted Suicide →

Press Release: Not Dead Yet Joins Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit To Oppose Assisted Suicide Law

April 26, 2023"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, end-of-life options bills, health disparities, MAID, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, end of life options, Not Dead Yet, United Spinal AssnDiane Coleman

Los Angeles, CA — April 26, 2023 – Yesterday, the United Spinal Association (“United Spinal”), Not Dead Yet (“NDY”), Institute for Patients’ Rights (“IPR”), Communities Actively Living Independent & Free “CALIF”, and individual plaintiffs, Lonnie VanHook and Ingrid Tischer, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, asking that … Continue reading Press Release: Not Dead Yet Joins Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit To Oppose Assisted Suicide Law →

Jules Good: Assisted Suicide is Not Bodily Autonomy

April 21, 2023Our News & Commentary BlogJules Good

For years, Democrats have supported assisted suicide legislation, also referred to as “medical aid in dying”, under the notion that it is a bodily autonomy issue akin to abortion. Leading assisted suicide proponent organizations like Compassion and Choices and Death with Dignity have expertly oversimplified assisted suicide into a “my body, my choice” issue, and … Continue reading Jules Good: Assisted Suicide is Not Bodily Autonomy →