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…ts Options (NJTV News, 6/5/14) ‘Aid in dying’ bill approved by NJ Assembly committee (NJ.com, 6/5/14) N.J. Assembly committee advances end-of-life bill (NorthJersey.com, 6/5/14) Assembly panel to debate, vote on ‘aid in dying’ bill today (NJ.com, 6/5/14) The Basics: CT’s effort to expand patients’ end-of-life care options (CT Mirror, 4/17/14) Committee Has No Plans To Vote On Aid-In-Dying Bill (CT News Junkie, 3/25/14) Right-To-Die Bill Unlikely t…

Not Dead Yet (USA) Submission Opposing New Zealand End of Life Choice Bill

…ying (which later merged with the Hemlock Society/End-of-Life Choices to become Compassion and Choices) initially claimed that 75% of the doctors issuing lethal prescriptions were affiliated with their organization[30]. According to Dr. Elizabeth Goy of Oregon Health and Science University, Compassion in Dying (since renamed Compassion & Choices) sees “almost 90 percent of requesting Oregonians…”[31] The public relations image that one’s own physi…

Statement of Not Dead Yet (USA) to Canadian Panel on Carter Case Decision

…ying (which later merged with the Hemlock Society/End-of-Life Choices to become Compassion and Choices[16]) initially claimed that 75% of the doctors issuing lethal prescriptions were affiliated with their organization[17]. According to Dr. Elizabeth Goy of Oregon Health and Science University, Compassion in Dying (since renamed Compassion & Choices) sees “almost 90 percent of requesting Oregonians…”[18]   The public relations image that one’s own…

NDY Submission re: Draft General Comment on Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

…ying (which later merged with the Hemlock Society/End-of-Life Choices to become Compassion and Choices) initially claimed that 75% of the doctors issuing lethal prescriptions were affiliated with their organization[xvii]. According to Dr. Elizabeth Goy of Oregon Health and Science University, Compassion in Dying (since renamed Compassion & Choices) sees “almost 90 percent of requesting Oregonians…”[xviii] The public relations image that one’s own…

NDY Concerns Included in US Human Rights Network Stakeholder Reports to UN Human Rights Council

…mprehensive report on human rights in the U.S. highlights significant shortcomings in domestic compliance with international human rights standards, as well as U.S. obligations under multiple human rights treaties and agreements. That report, a compilation of 26 independent submissions covering a sweeping range of human rights topics, took almost a year to research and was endorsed by more than 200 organizations and hundreds of advocates across th…