Category Archives: Our News & Commentary Blog

Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN), Disability Community Statement on Sentencing of Kelli Stapleton

October 6, 2014abuse, ASAN, autism, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, court cases, crime and punishment, media issues, Our News & Commentary Blogattempted murder, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, child abuse, disability rights, Issy Stapleton, media biasStephen Drake

On October 7th, Kelli Stapleton will be sentenced for First Degree Child Abuse in a Michigan courtroom. The following is a summary of the facts written by attorney Samantha Crane regarding Kelli Stapleton’s attempt to kill her autistic daughter and the aftermath in the media and public discourse. It provides the background and context for … Continue reading Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN), Disability Community Statement on Sentencing of Kelli Stapleton →

Bioethicist Art Caplan Posts Sloppy, Confused and Inaccurate Mess About Assisted Suicide on Medscape

October 2, 2014Art Caplan, assisted suicide, bioethics, media coverage, Our News & Commentary BlogArt Caplan, assisted suicide, bioethics, media issuesStephen Drake

Art Caplan can be frustrating. He’s been everywhere in the media as the number 1 face and voice of bioethics here in the USA. He’s frustrating because his comments and analyses regarding bioethical issues vary in their quality and even accuracy. I think that part of that is due to the fact that part of … Continue reading Bioethicist Art Caplan Posts Sloppy, Confused and Inaccurate Mess About Assisted Suicide on Medscape →

Chicago Protest Action Video, Largest Minority Radio Show Interviews Diane Coleman

September 25, 2014Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

By now, many of you have read Diane’s and John’s reports of Not Dead Yet’s team that shut down the Embassy Suites elevators Saturday morning at breakfast time, chanting in the echo chamber of the hotel’s famous 11 story atrium. Here is a video of the activists who conducted that civil disobedience being escorted out … Continue reading Chicago Protest Action Video, Largest Minority Radio Show Interviews Diane Coleman →

John Kelly Gives His Take on the NDY Protest of the World Federation Conference

September 24, 2014Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

Bright pink Not Dead Yet T-shirts already filled the wide sidewalk in front of the Embassy Suites when I arrived the morning of Day 1 of the protests. My first assignment was to engage conference attendees who were looking for conversation. I met Janis Landis, vice president of Final Exit Network, the American host group, … Continue reading John Kelly Gives His Take on the NDY Protest of the World Federation Conference →

NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point

September 22, 2014ADAPT, Amy Hasbrouck, disability activists, euthanasia, final exit network, john kelly, Marca Bristo, mike ervin, Our News & Commentary Blog, protests, World Federation of Right To Die SocietiesADAPT, assisted suicide, euthanasia, Protest, World Federation of Right to Die SocietiesDiane Coleman

Not Dead Yet and other disability rights activists from around the U.S. and Canada held a three-day protest vigil at an international assisted suicide and euthanasia conference held in Chicago last week, hosted by the U.S. group Final Exit Network. Some of the first day’s events, including an opening rally, were covered here. We plan … Continue reading NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point →