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Lisa Blumberg: Recent Medscape Survey Indicates that Doctors are Divided on Life and Death Issues

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Recent Medscape Survey Indicates that Doctors are Divided on Life and Death Issues by Lisa Blumberg Medscape is an online resource for healthcare professionals. It provides medical news and information and does surveys on current issues. (1) Its 2022 survey of 4100 U.S. doctors on “Right and Wrong in Medicine: Life, Death and Wrenching Choices” … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: Recent Medscape Survey Indicates that Doctors are Divided on Life and Death Issues →

Press Release: Disability Rights Advocates Cheer High Court Constitutional Ruling Against Assisted Suicide

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Disability Rights Advocates Cheer High Court Constitutional Ruling Against Assisted Suicide CONTACTS:  John Kelly at mailto:SecondThoughtsKelly@Gmail.com  617-952-3302 Jules Good (mailto:JGood@NotDeadYet.org) Boston, MA – Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Disability rights advocates from Second Thoughts MA and Not Dead Yet are cheering Monday’s decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), which ruled against plaintiff doctors Roger Kligler and … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Rights Advocates Cheer High Court Constitutional Ruling Against Assisted Suicide →

Victory Against Assisted Suicide In Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court!

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Following the precedent in the U. S. Supreme Court and several state high courts, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in the Kligler case, rejecting the plaintiffs’ claim that assisted suicide is a constitutional right. “Although we recognize the paramount importance and profound significance of all end-of-life decisions, after careful consideration, we conclude that the … Continue reading Victory Against Assisted Suicide In Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court! →

NDY’s John Kelly Among Those Featured in Boston Globe Article on Assisted Suicide

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Boston Globe photo caption and credit: Disability-rights advocate John Kelly, director of Second Thoughts Massachusetts, at his Fenway apartment. The group opposes what it calls “assisted suicide.” Barry Chin/Globe Staff Voices from the ‘right to die’ debate By Robert Weisman Globe Staff,Updated December 11, 2022, 5:20 p.m. In anticipation of the upcoming reintroduction of an assisted … Continue reading NDY’s John Kelly Among Those Featured in Boston Globe Article on Assisted Suicide →

Shavelson Case Seeking Euthanasia Under Assisted Suicide Law Dismissed

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Good news! On Wednesday December 7th, Judge Chabbria of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the Shavelson case, with prejudice. Michelle Uzeta, the DREDF attorney who prepared our excellent Disability Amicus Brief, says this means the case is over at the district court level. NDY previously reported on the … Continue reading Shavelson Case Seeking Euthanasia Under Assisted Suicide Law Dismissed →