Category Archives: assisted suicide

Meghan Parker Op-Ed Published: Our problem with assisted suicide

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Our problem with assisted suicide: Why disability advocates worry about making it easier for physicians to help New Yorkers die By Meghan Parker New York Daily News, October 22, 2019 Proponents of New York’s physician-assisted suicide bill seem perplexed by the strong opposition from disability activists. But doesn’t the bill only apply to adults who … Continue reading Meghan Parker Op-Ed Published: Our problem with assisted suicide →

Federal study finds assisted suicide laws rife with dangers to people with disabilities

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The National Council on Disability (NCD) has issued the second in a series of reports on Bioethics and Disability. NCD’s release on the report today focuses on “a federal examination of the country’s assisted suicide laws and their effect on people with disabilities, finding the laws’ safeguards are ineffective and oversight of abuses and mistakes … Continue reading Federal study finds assisted suicide laws rife with dangers to people with disabilities →

Minneapolis Star Tribune Publishes John Kelly’s Excellent Letter

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ASSISTED SUICIDE What can seem like dignity can turn out to be anything but I sympathize with Bobbi Jacobsen (“I have ALS, and I hope for a dignified death,” Opinion Exchange, Sept. 24). Like her, I became severely disabled as an adult. But I oppose assisted suicide: It’s too dangerous. Assisted suicide can look appealing from … Continue reading Minneapolis Star Tribune Publishes John Kelly’s Excellent Letter →

Does Freedom to Die Mean Freedom to Save Money, for Shareholders?

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[Letter to the editor of the Putnam County News and Recorder published September 04, 2019] To the Editor, In response to Assemblywoman Galef’s letter (“Support the Medical Aid in Dying Act”, PCNR, Aug. 28, 2019), we should not forget what Derek Humphry, co-founder of the Hemlock Society (now “Compassion & Choices) said in his book: “…economics, … Continue reading Does Freedom to Die Mean Freedom to Save Money, for Shareholders? →

On Being Offered the “Choice” of a Nursing Facility or a Grave

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A 40-year-old man with ALS died for lack of sufficient in-home care on August 9th. He qualified for some in-home services, but needed more as his disease progressed. He was only offered a nursing facility over 4 hours from his family. For him, that was a fate worse than death — not the ALS, but … Continue reading On Being Offered the “Choice” of a Nursing Facility or a Grave →