All posts by Ian McIntosh

Ableism and Social Engineering: If You Know, You Know: Rumour Has it, Euthanasia Proponent Uses “Nothing About Us Without Us!?”

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“Nothing about us without us” The above is a link to the Substack article published below, by Not Dead Yet (USA) Board of Directors Member and Executive Director of Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet (CAN), Amy Hasbrouck.   Get our words out of your mouth! Rumour has it that the head of Dying with Dignity, Helen … Continue reading Ableism and Social Engineering: If You Know, You Know: Rumour Has it, Euthanasia Proponent Uses “Nothing About Us Without Us!?” →

May the Fourth Be with You: UK Assisted Suicide Bill Expires: NDY UK Ready for the Next Fight.

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Time Ran Out. But the Fight Didn’t. By NDY UK’s Convenor Phil Friend. April 25, 2026, as it appeared on NDY UK’s website HERE. Picture: Members of NDY UK and parliamentary allies in March last year, including Baroness Grey-Thompson (front row, second from right) Yesterday, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill fell. Not … Continue reading May the Fourth Be with You: UK Assisted Suicide Bill Expires: NDY UK Ready for the Next Fight. →

In Memoriam: Bob Kafka: Pivotal National Disability Rights Advocate Passes Away at 79

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On behalf of the Board of Directors of Not Dead Yet, we express profound sadness at the news that legendary ADAPT organizer, first ally of Not Dead Yet, and pivotal disability rights advocate, Bob Kafka has passed away at his Austin, Texas home on December 26, 2025. First, our deepest heartfelt condolences to Stephanie Thomas, Bob’s … Continue reading In Memoriam: Bob Kafka: Pivotal National Disability Rights Advocate Passes Away at 79 →

The Tragedy of Eileen Mihich: A Woman with Mental Illness Abandoned by the System into the Waiting Jaws of Assisted Suicide.

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Eileen Mihich deserved better. Aging With Dignity has put out a powerful, short film that further dispels the disingenuous claims by ableist proponents of assisted suicide laws that there has never been a single instance in which safeguards have failed. To the assisted suicide proponent question: Where is the evidence of abuse, coercion and error? … Continue reading The Tragedy of Eileen Mihich: A Woman with Mental Illness Abandoned by the System into the Waiting Jaws of Assisted Suicide. →

BREAKING NEWS: Compassion and Choices Suffers Damaging Court Loss in New Jersey

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For some it may be unthinkable at any time of the year, let alone during the holiday season, that there is a cadre of relentless professional assisted suicide advocacy organizations seeking more efficient ways for people with disabilities to kill themselves during this national moment when Medicare, SNAP, and “streamlined” federal departments (i.e. HUD ) … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Compassion and Choices Suffers Damaging Court Loss in New Jersey →