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Nat’l Council on Independent Living’s Policy Director Testifies Against Massachusetts Bill

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Joint Committee on Public Health Public Hearing: End of Life Options – Submitted by Lindsay Baran October 1, 2021 I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Lindsay Baran, and I work as the Policy Director for the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), a national cross-disability, grassroots organization … Continue reading Nat’l Council on Independent Living’s Policy Director Testifies Against Massachusetts Bill →

John Kelly’s testimony covers medical mistakes, class and race/ethnic divide and more

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Massachusetts Public Health Committee hearing on the state’s assisted suicide bill: John B. Kelly Oral Testimony against EOLA H.2381/S.1384 October 1, 2021 Thank you. Everyone knows that doctors make mistakes, and studies show that 12 to 15 percent of people outlive the six-month hospice benefit for supposedly terminal people. But this year Oregon revealed that … Continue reading John Kelly’s testimony covers medical mistakes, class and race/ethnic divide and more →

John Kelly Letter Published In Boston Globe

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Push for assisted suicide raises questions over disability rights September 7, 2021 In response to an essay on the Victorian fantasy of a peaceful death, two letter writers (“Beyond the fantasy of a gentle death,” Aug. 29) called on the state Legislature to pass the proposed assisted suicide bill. Paula Bacon and Molly DeHaas Walsh describe … Continue reading John Kelly Letter Published In Boston Globe →

NDY, DREDF, Disability & Patient Rights Groups Oppose Lawsuit To Expand Assisted Suicide Law

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For Immediate Release: September 2, 2021 Disability, Patients’ Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Opposing the Expansion of Assisted Suicide in Observance of Suicide Prevention Month Berkeley, California – In observance of Suicide Prevention Month this September, disability and patients’ rights leaders from California and across the United States joined together in solidarity to voice clear, … Continue reading NDY, DREDF, Disability & Patient Rights Groups Oppose Lawsuit To Expand Assisted Suicide Law →

DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Files Testimony Opposing California Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill

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California’s assisted suicide expansion bill, SB 380, was on the Assembly Appropriations Committee docket today, with written testimony to be submitted prior to the hearing. DREDF’s Senior Policy Analyst Marilyn Golden submitted the following testimony. August 14, 2021 OPPOSE SB 380 (Eggman) – End of Life  The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) opposes … Continue reading DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Files Testimony Opposing California Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill →