Category Archives: Anita Cameron

Anita, John and Diane Provide Testimony Opposing Minnesota Assisted Suicide Bill

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Today, Anita Cameron testified via online access to oppose Minnesota’s assisted suicide bill  while John Kelly and Diane Coleman submitted written testimony to the MN House of Representatives Health Finance and Policy Committee. Below are excerpts from each and their names links to their full testimonies. Anita Cameron Research has documented Black, Asian, and Hispanic … Continue reading Anita, John and Diane Provide Testimony Opposing Minnesota Assisted Suicide Bill →

Anita Cameron’s Remarks Before the New York State Bar Association Task Force

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Anita Cameron’s Remarks Before the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Medical Aid in Dying November 17, 2023 Good morning. I’m Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach for Not Dead Yet, a national, grassroots disability organization opposed to medical discrimination, healthcare rationing, euthanasia and assisted suicide. Assisted suicide laws are dangerous because though … Continue reading Anita Cameron’s Remarks Before the New York State Bar Association Task Force →

Press Release: NDY Director of Minority Outreach Testifies Against MA Assisted Suicide Bill

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Contact: John Kelly 617-952-3302 (10/20/23, Boston, MA) Nationally renowned disability activist Anita Cameron testified at a hearing this morning before the Joint Committee on Public Health of the Massachusetts legislature in opposition to a proposed bill to legalize assisted suicide. Witnesses were given only two minutes each. This is her testimony: Testimony against H. 2246/S. … Continue reading Press Release: NDY Director of Minority Outreach Testifies Against MA Assisted Suicide Bill →

Anita Cameron: Don’t Be Fooled, Assisted Suicide IS Suicide

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Suicide is devastating. Take it from someone who has lost dear friends to it. It’s an especially difficult death for families to deal with. Loved ones often feel guilt, wondering was there anything they could have done to prevent it. I, too, felt that horror and guilt after learning that a close friend had died … Continue reading Anita Cameron: Don’t Be Fooled, Assisted Suicide IS Suicide →

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 →