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NDY Press Release: Disability Activists from Not Dead Yet and Other Colorado Organizations to Testify in Opposition to Colorado Assisted Suicide Bill

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[Editor’s Note:  A PRWeb version of this release in PDF format, with photo, is available here.] Disability rights activists from across the state will be testifying Friday before the Colorado legislature’s House Committee on Public Health Care and Human Services in opposition to HB-1135, which would legalize assisted suicide in the state. The group called … Continue reading NDY Press Release: Disability Activists from Not Dead Yet and Other Colorado Organizations to Testify in Opposition to Colorado Assisted Suicide Bill →

Diane Coleman’s Letter to Some New Jersey Senate Democrats

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[Editor’s Note:  The New Jersey assisted suicide bill could come up for a floor vote as early as this week.  This letter was emailed under the subject line, “Why thoughtful Democrats should oppose assisted suicide bill in NJ.”] Dear Senators: I am a lifelong Democrat, the CEO of a national disability organization, and I am … Continue reading Diane Coleman’s Letter to Some New Jersey Senate Democrats →

Assisted Suicide Litigation To Be Filed in New York

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The news came in through Twitter today (h/t to Stephen Mendelsohn of Second Thoughts CT) that there will be a press conference tomorrow announcing that End of Life Choices of New York is filing an assisted suicide lawsuit.  One tweet says it involves three patients and three doctors. We don’t have more details yet, but … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Litigation To Be Filed in New York →

NDY Joins Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ADAPT and NCIL in Annual Day of Mourning

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To any media observer, a disproportionate number of people with disabilities who have been killed by their parents have autism.  Therefore, it’s not surprising that the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has led the way for all of us in publicly mourning these horrific tragedies. The following message is from ASAN: In the past five … Continue reading NDY Joins Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ADAPT and NCIL in Annual Day of Mourning →

Clickhole: Terminally Ill Woman Chooses Dignified Death/Eaten by Wolves (satire)

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Clickhole is part of The Onion and parodies sites that post items that go viral. Today, Clickhole featured a “story” obviously inspired by the viral story of Brittany Maynard, who, along with a great deal of technical assistance from Compassion and Choices, shared her wish to kill herself using Oregon’s assisted suicide law. Part of … Continue reading Clickhole: Terminally Ill Woman Chooses Dignified Death/Eaten by Wolves (satire) →