Category Archives: better dead than disabled

Second Thoughts Press Release On Continuing Danger of Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Bill

June 2, 2020"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, john kelly, Massachusetts, Our News & Commentary Blog, press release, Second Thoughtsassisted suicide, death with dignity, end of life options, John Kelly, press release, Second ThoughtsDiane Coleman

For Immediate Release: June 2, 2020 Contact: John B. Kelly 617-952-3302, SecondThoughtsKelly@Gmail.com, @2ndThoughtsMA Bill Legalizing Assisted Suicide Remains Dangerous, Targets the Vulnerable Second Thoughts Massachusetts issues the following statement in opposition to the favorable report given by the state … Continue reading Second Thoughts Press Release On Continuing Danger of Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Bill →

NDY’s 24th Anniversary: Never Has the Fight For Our Lives Been More Urgent

April 26, 2020better dead than disabled, bioethics, Bob Kafka, COVID-19, healthcare rationing, john callahan, lifeboat ethics, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary BlogCOVID-19, healthcare rationing, NDY AnniversaryDiane Coleman

On this day, April 27, 24 years ago, I was at a national disability rights conference in Dallas. ADAPT organizer Bob Kafka called out to me and said, “I’ve got a name for your group,” a group that increasingly seemed to be needed to combat the growing public sentiment that disabled people are better off … Continue reading NDY’s 24th Anniversary: Never Has the Fight For Our Lives Been More Urgent →

Video of Shonda McLaughlin’s Personal Story of Disability Discrimination

January 20, 2019ADAPT, Anita Cameron, better dead than disabled, Disability Integration Act, Our News & Commentary Blog, Shonda McLaughlinADAPT, Anita Cameron, Disability Integration Act, Shonda McLaughlinDiane Coleman

NDY board officer Shonda McLaughlin shared her personal story of discrimination during ADAPT’s celebration of the reintroduction of the Disability Integration Act on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday January 15th. John Kelly, NDY’s New England Regional Director, captured a video of her remarks, which he said “personalize the ‘better dead than disabled’ mindset, and embody … Continue reading Video of Shonda McLaughlin’s Personal Story of Disability Discrimination →

W. Carol Cleigh: Bigotry in the BDTD (Better Dead Than Disabled) Movement

December 28, 2017"death with dignity", ableism, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, bigotry, euthanasia, involuntary euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blog, VSEDassisted suicide, better dead than disabled, euthanasia, nonvoluntary euthanasiaDiane Coleman

I’ve been saying for years that the movement to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia is a loaded gun aimed directly at people with long-term disabilities (http://notdeadyet.org/2014/01/guest-blog-by-w-carol-cleigh-not-paying-attention.html). Though I usually value being proved correct, not so much in this case. But the blatant bigotry I’ve recently seen in that movement surprised even me. I attended a … Continue reading W. Carol Cleigh: Bigotry in the BDTD (Better Dead Than Disabled) Movement →

Carol Cleigh Sutton: I Oppose Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Because It Is Ableist

August 15, 2017"death with dignity", ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabledDiane Coleman

The very heart of the argument for assisted suicide/euthanasia (AS/E) is that an individual may be better off dead than disabled. The fact that this argument can be made in respectable public forums demonstrates just how ableist this society is. How deeply the severely abled fear and loathe those of us who live with disability. … Continue reading Carol Cleigh Sutton: I Oppose Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Because It Is Ableist →