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Press Release: NDY & 6 Other National Disability Groups Submit Friend-of-the-Court Brief in New Mexico Assisted Suicide Appeal

August 31, 2014Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

[Editor’s Note: We’ve previously reported on the New Mexico district court ruling on assisted suicide here and here, among others. The state Attorney General (AG) has appealed the ruling. NDY’s press release about our brief submitted in support of the AG, joined by 6 other national disability rights groups, is both below and online at … Continue reading Press Release: NDY & 6 Other National Disability Groups Submit Friend-of-the-Court Brief in New Mexico Assisted Suicide Appeal →

John Kelly: Disability Rights Organizations Oppose Assisted Suicide

August 28, 2014ADAPT, assisted suicide, Bob Kafka, Connecticut, new jersey, Our News & Commentary BlogADAPT, assisted suicide, Connecticut, New JerseyDiane Coleman

[Editor’s note: In last week’s NDY blog featuring two great letters to the editor – Two Disability Advocates Respond to Two Assisted Suicide Proponents with Disabilities, I said I would post John Kelly’s article on the same subject, the role of people with disabilities in opposing legalization of assisted suicide. Here it is!] We are long-time … Continue reading John Kelly: Disability Rights Organizations Oppose Assisted Suicide →

Two Disability Advocates Respond to Two Assisted Suicide Proponents with Disabilities

August 19, 2014assisted suicide, disability activists, letters to the editor, Marsha Katz, Montana, New Mexico, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Letters to the Editor, MontanaDiane Coleman

On July 25, 2014, two individuals with disabilities had an op ed published in a Montana newspaper, the Missoulian, that called for a strong response from disability rights advocates, which came in the form of two great letters published in the same paper. On August 7th, a letter by a disability advocate and former wheelchair racing … Continue reading Two Disability Advocates Respond to Two Assisted Suicide Proponents with Disabilities →

It’s (Long Past) Time for the U.S. To Ratify the United Nations Disability Treaty

July 28, 2014CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, disability rights, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary Blog, united nationsCRPD, Disability TreatyDiane Coleman

I want to pass on a message I received about activities tomorrow in support of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The rally is being sponsored by the National Council on Independent Living, one of NDY’s closest allies. Here’s the information I received (excerpts): PLEASE Call your Senators! And … Continue reading It’s (Long Past) Time for the U.S. To Ratify the United Nations Disability Treaty →

Press Release: Not Dead Yet Advocates Against Oregon-Style Assisted Suicide Bill in the UK

July 18, 2014Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

[Editor’s Note: For a copy of this release in pdf format, including an attached copy of John Kelly’s letter to the House of Lords in Word format, please go to the PRWeb version here.] Not Dead Yet USA today announced an advocacy and outreach effort to the British House of Lords, which is to debate … Continue reading Press Release: Not Dead Yet Advocates Against Oregon-Style Assisted Suicide Bill in the UK →