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“Getting Away With Murder” – Australian Killers of Disabled People Get Sympathy from Public and Courts

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From Ramp-Up: Media reports on homicides of people with disability, particularly those with intellectual disability, are frequently sugar-coated and euphamised. This only serves to diminish the value of those who have lost their lives, writes Craig Wallace and Samantha Connor. Suicide is anything but painless. So we should share sympathy for the loved ones of … Continue reading “Getting Away With Murder” – Australian Killers of Disabled People Get Sympathy from Public and Courts →

News From Gallup, But Pew Study is Better

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A new Gallup report is entitled “Seven in 10 Americans Back Euthanasia,” but that’s a misleading opening. First, the question was:  “When a person has a disease that cannot be cured, do you think doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his or … Continue reading News From Gallup, But Pew Study is Better →

John Kelly Letter Published Challenging Pro-Assisted Suicide Column in Times of Trenton

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In the aftermath of the New Jersey Health and Senior Services Committee hearing on assisted suicide, the public debate has continued in the press.  One example is George Amick’s column in favor of legalization. Amick acknowledged that the opposition includes people with disabilities: Groups representing Catholics, medical practitioners and people with disabilities were on hand … Continue reading John Kelly Letter Published Challenging Pro-Assisted Suicide Column in Times of Trenton →

Press Release: Disability Advocates From Not Dead Yet and New Jersey Disability Organizations Testify Against Assisted Suicide Bill Despite Short Notice of Committee Hearing

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[Editor’s Note:  The press release below is being distributed through PRWeb in pdf format and is available at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/06/prweb11917687.htm.  The PRWeb version also includes the actual testimonies as Word attachments.] Last Friday was the first that disability advocates learned that a New Jersey assisted suicide bill that they oppose would be heard by the Assembly Health … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Advocates From Not Dead Yet and New Jersey Disability Organizations Testify Against Assisted Suicide Bill Despite Short Notice of Committee Hearing →

Press Release: Not Dead Yet and New York Disability Groups File Objections to NY Medicaid Proposal, Alleging It Would Steer People to Choose Death Over Disability to Save Health Dollars

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[Editor’s Note:  I know that this press release is not news to our regular readers, due to our blog on the same subject two days ago.  But we like to put our press release text into the blog so that it is screen reader accessible, since the PRWeb pdf formatted versions are not accessible to … Continue reading Press Release: Not Dead Yet and New York Disability Groups File Objections to NY Medicaid Proposal, Alleging It Would Steer People to Choose Death Over Disability to Save Health Dollars →