NDY was involved with the fight to prevent Terri Schiavo’s death for several years. In 2003, I submitted an op-ed to the LA Times that was accepted and published. It must have struck some kind of chord, because it ended up appearing in over 20 newspapers – in and out of the USA. The LA … Continue reading My 2003 Op-Ed on Terri Schiavo and Disability Concerns
I really didn’t want to write this kind of post, but with some of the building noise related to Terri Schiavo, it’s become pretty clear that silence isn’t an option. Wednesday, March 31st is the fifth anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s death. I already had something planned for the blog that was bound to make some … Continue reading Terri Schiavo, Family Guy, Family Research Council – and a Reality Check
Joe Biden is right – it is a big f___ deal. First, here’s what ADAPT, a national grass-roots community that organizes disability rights activists to engage in nonviolent direct action, including civil disobedience, to assure the civil and human rights of people with disabilities to live in freedom, has to say about the health reform … Continue reading ADAPT – and NDY – Celebrate Community First Choice Option in Health Care
Ann Neumann, writing on the Otherspoon blog, has stated in the past that she’s inclined to shy away from direct criticism of disability rights groups like NDY in the “right to die” debate, seeing it as “a trap.” Neumann found a way around the “trap” last week by quoting someone else’s work. Specifically, she quoted … Continue reading Ann Neumann and Vancouver Sun: Dissing Disability Activists’ Opposition to Legalized Euthanasia
Earlier this month, Washington State released its report on the first 10 months of its brand-new assisted suicide law. You can read a pretty typical press account at this NY Times link. However, neither the Times nor most of the media gets at some of the troubling information that emerges from this report – limited … Continue reading Bad Cripple on Washington State Death Toll (blog recommendation)
