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Press Release: Not Dead Yet Applauds Disability Rights Advocates for Key Role in Stalling New Jersey Assisted Suicide Bill

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[Editor’s Note:  The PRWeb version of this release in pdf format with a photo of John Kelly is available here.] In a stunning defeat today for proponents of assisted suicide, the New Jersey assisted suicide bill A2270 was pulled from the floor and tabled until September for lack of votes. Not Dead Yet applauded New … Continue reading Press Release: Not Dead Yet Applauds Disability Rights Advocates for Key Role in Stalling New Jersey Assisted Suicide Bill →

UK: Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia Appeal Dismissed By Court

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From www.politics.co.uk: Supreme court judges have dismissed a bid to effectively make euthanasia legal in the UK, after months of deliberating behind the scenes. A majority of the panel of nine judges upheld the decision of the high court that existing laws preventing doctors from assisting with suicides do not infringe the rights to privacy … Continue reading UK: Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia Appeal Dismissed By Court →

“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 →