Category Archives: assisted suicide

RELEASE: Disability Activists Urge Georgia Legislators to “Get it Right” on Assisted Suicide

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Disability Activists Urge Georgia Legislators to “Get it Right” on Assisted Suicide Today, Georgia disability activists, including members of Not Dead Yet, reacted to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned a 1994 law on assisted suicide on First Amendment grounds, calling on the Georgia legislature to tackle the issue as soon as possible and “get … Continue reading RELEASE: Disability Activists Urge Georgia Legislators to “Get it Right” on Assisted Suicide →

Georgia: Court Strikes Down State’s Half-Assed Assisted Suicide Law

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This is not exactly unexpected. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday unanimously struck down the state’s assisted-suicide law, finding it violates the free speech clauses of the Georgia and U.S. Constitutions. The court’s ruling means that four members of the Final Exit Network do not have to stand trial on felony … Continue reading Georgia: Court Strikes Down State’s Half-Assed Assisted Suicide Law →

Former “Medical Director” of Final Exit Network Profiled in Wash. Post, Live Chat Monday 2:00 pm ET

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Readers of this blog are familiar with the Final Exit Network (FEN), the assisted suicide vigilante cult that has gotten into legal trouble in two states over the roles members of FEN played in facilitating the suicides of a man in Georgia and a woman in Arizona. The common denominator in both cases is the … Continue reading Former “Medical Director” of Final Exit Network Profiled in Wash. Post, Live Chat Monday 2:00 pm ET →

NDY President Diane Coleman’s Letter to National Post re: Poll on Assisted Suicide

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Last week, the National Post reported on a recent poll of Canadians in which 67% of the poll respondents indicated their support for legalized assisted suicide for people who are “terminally ill.”  NDY President Diane Coleman fired off a letter to the Post and it was published on Tuesday, January 6.  The link for the … Continue reading NDY President Diane Coleman’s Letter to National Post re: Poll on Assisted Suicide →

Massachusetts: John Kelly of Second Thoughts Interviewed on Boston Neighborhood Network

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On December 9, we shared the press release of the newly-formed Second Thoughts disability group in Massachusetts.  The group formed to oppose the Massachusetts assisted suicide initiative, which is being promoted by what is more or less the local branch of Compassion & Choices (aka “conflation & con jobs”). Second Thoughts is led by disability … Continue reading Massachusetts: John Kelly of Second Thoughts Interviewed on Boston Neighborhood Network →