Category Archives: bias

The Tragedy of Eileen Mihich: A Woman with Mental Illness Abandoned by the System into the Waiting Jaws of Assisted Suicide.

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Eileen Mihich deserved better. Aging With Dignity has put out a powerful, short film that further dispels the disingenuous claims by ableist proponents of assisted suicide laws that there has never been a single instance in which safeguards have failed. To the assisted suicide proponent question: Where is the evidence of abuse, coercion and error? … Continue reading The Tragedy of Eileen Mihich: A Woman with Mental Illness Abandoned by the System into the Waiting Jaws of Assisted Suicide. →

Two New Posts by Bill Peace at “Bad Cripple”

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NDY board member Bill Peace has been writing more on his blog Bad Cripple. Two of his recent posts last 2 touch directly on NDY concerns. In You Can’t do That, he describes the ways in which individuals and society focus hard on what he “can’t” do: The instant negativity attached to disability is raised … Continue reading Two New Posts by Bill Peace at “Bad Cripple” →

Disability Activists, Assisted Suicide and the Land of Oz

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Yesterday – November 1 – the anticipated/dreaded Dr. Oz show on assisted suicide aired in most places, although syndicated shows such as Dr. Oz often play out on different dates in different locations. Disability activists Nadina LaSpina, Danny Robert, Ari Ne’eman, Julie Maury, Hope Derogatis and Bill Peace were all in the audience.  Danny Robert … Continue reading Disability Activists, Assisted Suicide and the Land of Oz →