Category Archives: assisted suicide

Canada: Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet Release: Bill 52 And Suicide Prevention Week: Deadly Irony

February 3, 2014Amy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Quebec, Wesley SmithAmy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Quebec, suicide prevention, Wesley SmithStephen Drake

Press Release from Toujours-Vivant-Not Dead Yet: Bill 52 And Suicide Prevention Week: Deadly Irony VALLEYFIELD, QC, Feb. 1, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ – While Quebec marks suicide prevention week from February 2-8, disability rights activists believe Bill 52, which would allow euthanasia of ill and disabled people, undermines the public policy of suicide prevention. “There is … Continue reading Canada: Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet Release: Bill 52 And Suicide Prevention Week: Deadly Irony →

New Hampshire Assisted Suicide Bill Redefines “Terminal Condition” Broadly Enough to Make Anyone With a Significant Disability or Chronic Condition Eligible

January 31, 2014assisted suicide, legislation, New Hampshire, slippery slopeassisted suicide, legislation, New Hampshire, slippery slopeStephen Drake

If the title to this post sounds familiar, it should. Not for the first time, a “Death With Dignity” bill is being considered by the legislature. On the face of it, it’s still a bill that would restrict “eligibility” for getting lethal doses in order to commit suicide to people with “terminal conditions.” But when … Continue reading New Hampshire Assisted Suicide Bill Redefines “Terminal Condition” Broadly Enough to Make Anyone With a Significant Disability or Chronic Condition Eligible →

DREDF Urges New Mexico Attorney General to Appeal Lower Court Assisted Suicide Ruling

January 30, 2014aid in dying, assisted suicide, court decisions, dredf, Marilyn Golden, New Mexico, Our News & Commentary BlogNew MexicoDiane Coleman

As our regular readers know, disability rights advocates have already spoken out against the recent New Mexico District Court ruling exempting assisted suicides of people with a “terminal” prognosis from the state law against assisted suicide. NDY published a blog about the ruling and the Albuquerque Journal carried an op-ed by Marilyn Golden, Senior Policy … Continue reading DREDF Urges New Mexico Attorney General to Appeal Lower Court Assisted Suicide Ruling →

Guest Blog by W. Carol Cleigh: Not Paying Attention

January 28, 2014assisted suicide, Compassion & Choices, Derek Humphry, euthanasia, Faye Girsh, final exit network, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Derek Humphry, Final Exit Network, Hemlock Society, nonvoluntary euthanasiaDiane Coleman

Anyone who thinks that the so called ‘right-to-die’ isn’t a loaded gun aimed right at the heads of disabled people simply isn’t paying attention. A cursory perusal on-line of such organizations as Compassion & Choices, Ergo and Final Exit Network yield a plethora of examples. Compassion & Choices has a long-term disabled man demanding the … Continue reading Guest Blog by W. Carol Cleigh: Not Paying Attention →

DREDF Senior Policy Analyst Weighs In On New Mexico Assisted Suicide Case

January 19, 2014aid in dying, assisted suicide, court decisions, dredf, Marilyn Golden, New Mexico, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Dredf, Marilyn Golden, New MexicoDiane Coleman

There’s been no shortage of reactions to the New Mexico lower court ruling enjoining prosecutions of physician assisted suicide in that state, but we rarely see the disability perspective hit the mainstream press so quickly as Marilyn Golden’s op ed in the Albuquerque Journal. In Assisted suicide full of dangers, which appeared in the Journal’s … Continue reading DREDF Senior Policy Analyst Weighs In On New Mexico Assisted Suicide Case →