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NDY Files Public Comment on CMS Proposal on Advance Care Planning

September 9, 2015"end of life", advance directives, better dead than disabled, death panels, Feeding Tubes, Institute of Medicine, life-ending decisions, life-sustaining treatment, medical decisionmaking, Our News & Commentary Blog, POLST, public commentAdvance Care Planning, advance directives, POLSTDiane Coleman

NDY’s comment letter can be summarized as follows: We do not oppose payment to physicians for advance care planning discussions with their patients, but we want the payment regulation delayed until the disability community and others can, with CMS support, develop new advance care planning informational materials that do not rely on “better dead than … Continue reading NDY Files Public Comment on CMS Proposal on Advance Care Planning →

Coleman Letter to CA Assembly Members Opposing Assisted Suicide Bill; Action Alert

September 8, 2015action alert, assisted suicide, california, Californians Against Assisted Suicide, dredf, john kelly, Our News & Commentary Blog, Second Thoughtsassisted suicide, Diane Coleman, Dredf, Second ThoughtsDiane Coleman

Versions of the letter below have gone to various California legislative committees and key members. We are down to the wire, with an Assembly vote possible today, but more likely tomorrow (Wed., Sept. 9th). California is one of the most influential states in the country and it’s unconscionable, after assisted suicide bills were defeated on … Continue reading Coleman Letter to CA Assembly Members Opposing Assisted Suicide Bill; Action Alert →

John Kelly: A social policy of assisted suicide is just as dangerous as the death penalty

September 3, 2015assisted suicide, california, death penalty, john kelly, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, death penalty, John KellyDiane Coleman

John B. Kelly Testimony in strong opposition to AB2x 15 September 3, 2015 Members of the Finance Committee: If you are opposed to the death penalty, I hope you will have second thoughts about legalized assisted suicide. Yes, there is a committed group of proponents who believe that assisted suicide would benefit them, and many … Continue reading John Kelly: A social policy of assisted suicide is just as dangerous as the death penalty →

DREDF and ASAN Oppose “End Run” Assisted Suicide Bill in California Assembly

September 2, 2015"death with dignity", assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, dredf, Marilyn Golden, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Dredf, Marilyn GoldenDiane Coleman

Having failed to get any traction in the California Assembly Health and Judiciary Committees during the regular legislative session, proponents of assisted suicide legislation did an end run around the appropriate process and brought another bill up in a special session convened to address state budget issues. As Marilyn Golden, senior policy analyst for the … Continue reading DREDF and ASAN Oppose “End Run” Assisted Suicide Bill in California Assembly →

NDY Colorado Issues Media Advisory Opposing Proposed CO Constitutional Amendment on Assisted Suicide

August 24, 2015Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2015 Contact: Carrie Ann Lucas (970) 460-4035 Assisted suicide proponents have recently submitted an initiative to amend the Colorado constitution to allow not only assisted suicide, but non-voluntary euthanasia as well. This first in the nation proposal to allow both assisted suicide and euthanasia will allow some people’s lives to be … Continue reading NDY Colorado Issues Media Advisory Opposing Proposed CO Constitutional Amendment on Assisted Suicide →