The 22nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) seems like the perfect opportunity to set the record straight about how theADA relates to assisted suicide. There’s a rarely articulated idea that assisted suicide is a sort of ADA“reasonable accommodation” to enable people who have serious physical impairments to have equal access to suicide. … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Laws Violate the ADA
SunThisweek has a new story about the Final Exit Network (FEN) and the suicide of Doreen Dunn by reporter Laura Adelmann. This article focuses largely on comments and reactions from friends, neighbors and local Minnesotans. Of most importance and interest for readers of this blog, the article also includes excellent comments from Gordie Haug, a … Continue reading Minnesota: Final Exit Network Indictments Stir Debate – ADAPT Activist Gordie Haug Quoted!
This week the NDY blog will once again feature a mix of the usual NDY-related topics but also bring news of the current Spring Action of ADAPT in Washington, DC. Here’s a slightly edited intro to ADAPT and NDY’s relationship to ADAPT and the policies ADAPT advocates for: First and foremost, NDY is a disability … Continue reading NDY President Diane Coleman in DC with ADAPT! (Fighting for Medicaid)
Today, Nov. 7, 2011, the Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments on the challenge to Georgia’s assisted suicide law filed by members of the Final Exit Network. The group claims that the law does not actually prohibit assisted suicide but does violate the First Amendment right to free speech. Three disability rights groups from Georgia … Continue reading Georgia Disability Activists to Attend Arguments at GA Supreme Court Hearing on Final Exit Network
(This press release will be issued on the wires via prweb on Oct. 27, 2011) (Rochester, NY) Not Dead Yet, a national disability organization that opposes legalization of assisted suicide, applauds the documentary “Lives Worth Living” which begins airing October 27 on PBS. Produced and directed by Eric Neudel, “Lives Worth Living” combines rare historical … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Applauds PBS Documentary “Lives Worth Living”
