It’s been a while since we’ve posted anything on it, but futile care policies have been an area of concern for NDY and other disability rights groups for many years. Things have been quiet for awhile, which isn’t really good news. We only hear about futile care issues if a family goes public – reaching … Continue reading New Futility Case in Texas
[Editor’s Note: The Center for Disability Rights provides the office headquarters for NDY and is a long time supporter of NDY’s mission and work. Earlier this year, CDR led a disability protest in Albany against the first 2015 assisted suicide bill to be introduced, gaining coverage in the Village Voice. Now that proponents for legalizing … Continue reading This Thanksgiving, Please Thank CDR for Fighting NY Assisted Suicide Bills
[Editor’s Note: This Guest Blog is from Stephen Mendelsohn, one of the leaders of Second Thoughts Connecticut.] This is likely a first from the mainstream suicide prevention community: The Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board (CTSAB) recognizes that legalizing assisted suicide encourages people with disabilities to commit suicide. Here’s the relevant excerpt from the State of Connecticut Suicide … Continue reading Stephen Mendelsohn: CT Suicide Prevention Plan 2020 Includes Concerns About Disability & Assisted Suicide
Attorney Stephanie Woodward is Director of Advocacy at the Center for Disability Rights in Rochester, New York. She writes about how her experiences as a disabled woman inform her opposition to the legalization of assisted suicide in a new guest editorial entitled Why disabled people like me fear medically assisted suicide. Here’s an excerpt: We’re often … Continue reading Attorney Stephanie Woodward’s Op-Ed Published In Syracuse Press
Rochester, NY is my hometown. I was born here and lived here until I was 25. After that, I lived on-and-off in Syracuse and Rochester. In 1997, I moved to Chicago and moved back to Rochester in 2008. I plan to spend the rest of my life here. I submitted an op-ed (guest essay) last … Continue reading Rochester, NY: “Don’t buy into ‘aid in dying’” Guest Column by NDY’s Stephen Drake
