I apologize for being a little late getting this news out from the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). There are two important issues affecting people with disabilities. One, as the headline of the press release states, is the violation of people’s basic rights by surgical and other modifications on people’s bodies without any judicial review. […]
There’s a really disturbing story out of Iowa that could be the tip of the iceberg in terms of what could be playing out nationally in the current economic and political climate. Clark Kauffman, of the Des Moines Register, writes that Group says Branstad actions cause nursing home deaths: An organization that advocates for disabled […]
I’ve long suspected that many – maybe most – of the Congressional conservatives posturing about “Obamacare” and decrying hypothetical healthcare rationing don’t really object to “rationing” at all – they just object to the government setting standards and limits that apply to everyone. As most of the people I deal with on a daily basis […]
This week, ADAPT, the national grassroots disability rights group, has been in Washington, DC. Some 500 members of ADAPT – most of whom have significant disabilities – are there to let Congress know that this group of stakeholders knows exactly what’s at stake with current budget proposals, especially the cynical and draconian budget proposal being […]
Not Dead Yet needs your help. As you might have noticed, pro-euthanasia organizations are flush with cash. They employ lobbyists, have public relations departments, pay for billboard campaigns and have even succeeded in pretty much ghost-writing some of the press coverage about assisted suicide and euthanasia. The “right to life” organizations are also well-funded, but […]
Readers might have noticed that some other groups and individuals who oppose legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia spend a fair amount of time and energy warning about “pro-death” ideology on the left. You don’t have to search very far to find warnings about “Obamacare,” impending rationing and “death panels.” While a lot of the […]
