Category Archives: ableism

Response: “Neurologic Diseases and MAiD” in The American Journal of Bioethics

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Jules Good writes in response to “Neurologic Diseases and MAiD: Aid-In-Dying Laws Create an Underclass of Patients Based on Disability” by Lonny Shavelson, Thaddeus M. Pope, Margaret Pabst Battin, Alicia Oulette & Benzi Kluger, published in The American Journal of Bioethics 16 August 2022: Legal assisted suicide puts disabled people in danger of being killed … Continue reading Response: “Neurologic Diseases and MAiD” in The American Journal of Bioethics →

John Kelly Op-Ed Opposing Assisted Suicide Bill Published In The Quincy Sun

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The Answer Is Not Medically Assisted Suicide – Disabled People Demand Full Civil, Human Rights [Note: The hyperlink above leads to a PDF image scan of the article and the page it appears on. The full, screen reader accessible text of the article is below.] The Quincy Sun, August 18, 2022 38 years ago an … Continue reading John Kelly Op-Ed Opposing Assisted Suicide Bill Published In The Quincy Sun →

Assisted Suicide Is Not About Autonomy; It Is A Symptom of Systems Which Deny Autonomy To Sick And Disabled People

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Guest Blog by Kathleen Nicole O’Neal    On June 16, 2022, a forty-four-year-old Italian citizen named Federico Carboni became the first patient in the history of his country to die by medically assisted suicide. Twelve years ago, Carboni was working as a trucker when he found himself seriously injured in a traffic accident that put him … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Is Not About Autonomy; It Is A Symptom of Systems Which Deny Autonomy To Sick And Disabled People →

Not Dead Yet Applauds Court Ruling In CA Euthanasia Case

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[Author’s note: Readers may wonder why it’s taken a month for me to post my response to the federal district court ruling in the Shavelson case. I was hoping to be able to post it after it appeared as an op-ed in one of the California newspaper outlets I pitch it to, but, alas, NDY’s … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Applauds Court Ruling In CA Euthanasia Case →

PushBlack Podcast: The Erasure of Black Disabled Voices with Anita Cameron

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Anita Cameron’s interview on the PushBlack podcast was broadcast on June 20th: Jay (host): Harriet Tubman, Bradley Lomax, Joyce Ardell Jackson, Denmark Vesey, these are only a handful of Black activists you may know, who rebelled, demanded justice, fought for freedom, and played unquestionably significant roles in the continued journey towards liberation. What you might … Continue reading PushBlack Podcast: The Erasure of Black Disabled Voices with Anita Cameron →