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Press Release: Disability Opposition to Assisted Suicide Bills Helped Secure Third Defeat In New England States This Session

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[Editor’s note:  For the PRWeb online version of this release in pdf format, go here.] On Friday, it became official: for the second consecutive year, the Connecticut legislature rejected assisted suicide legislation. Disability advocates celebrated as the state’s Public Health Committee, like the Massachusetts Joint Committee On Public Health a week earlier, let its assisted … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Opposition to Assisted Suicide Bills Helped Secure Third Defeat In New England States This Session →

Diane Coleman, John Kelly and Marilyn Golden Quoted in U.S. News & World Report Article on “Right to Die”

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Today, March 24th, the U.S. News & World Report site published an article titled “Is There a Right to Die?” The article focuses mainly on the current battle around assisted suicide legislation in Connecticut. The most remarkable aspect of this article is that about half of it is devoted to quotes from disability activists, who … Continue reading Diane Coleman, John Kelly and Marilyn Golden Quoted in U.S. News & World Report Article on “Right to Die” →

Assisted Suicide Is A Deadly Mix With Our Profit-Driven Healthcare System

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In the debate over the public policy of legalizing assisted suicide, proponents of so-called “Death With Dignity” acts often tell personal stories of a loved one’s difficult experiences while dying. When I hear that someone was screaming in pain, my first thought is “malpractice.”  My father died of bone cancer, a very painful type of … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Is A Deadly Mix With Our Profit-Driven Healthcare System →

Minnesota Supreme Court Rules Online Suicide Predator Melchert-Dinkel Protected by First Amendment

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Yesterday, March 19th, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a decision that affects two cases in Minnesota.  From the Christian Science Monitor: The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the convictions of a former nurse accused of encouraging two people whom he met online to kill themselves. The court ruled that the language in the state’s … Continue reading Minnesota Supreme Court Rules Online Suicide Predator Melchert-Dinkel Protected by First Amendment →

From Second Thoughts Massachusetts: Once again – assisted suicide proponents falter, MA legislation sent to study committee and gone from this year’s session

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“If you pass this law, you will be putting the power of who lives and who dies out of the individual’s hands and into that of an unscrupulous society, who do not think that we have lives worth living.” ~Kate Ryan, Autistic Self Advocacy Network   From John B. Kelly, Executive Director – Second Thoughts Massachusetts www.second-thoughts.org 617-536-5140 John.B.Kelly@verizon.net … Continue reading From Second Thoughts Massachusetts: Once again – assisted suicide proponents falter, MA legislation sent to study committee and gone from this year’s session →