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

March 23, 2014"death with dignity", assisted suicide, Connecticut, Deadly Mix, dredf, ira byock, life-sustaining treatment, Malpractice, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, storiesassisted suicide, Connecticut, Dredf, media coverageDiane Coleman

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

March 21, 2014court cases, court decisions, Our News & Commentary Blog, suicideFinal Exit Network, Melchert-Dinkel, Minnesota Supreme Court, suicideStephen Drake

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

March 19, 2014Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

“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 →

Not Dead Yet Issues Statement in Support of ADAPT and the Community First Choice Option

March 19, 2014Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

As many of our readers know, Not Dead Yet has a close relationship with ADAPT, the grassroots disability activist group that is fighting for our right to stay in our own homes and not be forced into nursing facilities (we don’t call them nursing “homes” because they are not homes) and other institutions. I hope … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Issues Statement in Support of ADAPT and the Community First Choice Option →

Press Release: Disability Activists from Not Dead Yet and Second Thoughts to Testify in Opposition to Connecticut Assisted Suicide Bill

March 17, 2014Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

John Kelly, Not Dead Yet’s regional director for the New England states, and disability activists from Second Thoughts Connecticut will be testifying today in Hartford against an assisted suicide bill, HB 5326. Sporting stickers saying “Got Second Thoughts?”, members of Second Thoughts Connecticut held a press conference last Friday to explain the reasons for their … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Activists from Not Dead Yet and Second Thoughts to Testify in Opposition to Connecticut Assisted Suicide Bill →