Category Archives: Our News & Commentary Blog

Op-Ed: “Assisted suicide: a chilling prospect for disabled people” by Tanni Grey-Thompson

September 25, 2013assisted suicide, Our News & Commentary Blog, Stephen Hawking, Tanni Grey-Thompson, United Kingdomassisted suicide, Stephen Hawking, Tanni Grey-Thompson, United KingdomStephen Drake

Tanni Grey-Thompson is well-known in the UK and to those who follow the paralympics. Some of her biography is excerpted from the wikipedia entry on her below, for the benefit of readers outside of the UK who don’t follow athletic competitions: Dame Carys Davina “Tanni” Grey-Thompson,[2] Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE (born 26 July 1969) is a … Continue reading Op-Ed: “Assisted suicide: a chilling prospect for disabled people” by Tanni Grey-Thompson →

Not Dead Yet Hires John Kelly as Regional Director for New England States

September 24, 2013Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

[Ed. Note – For a pdf-formatted version of this press release, including a photo of John, go here.] Boston, MA (PRWEB) September 24, 2013 Not Dead Yet has hired John Kelly as regional director for advocacy in the New England states. Kelly is also director of Second Thoughts Massachusetts, a disability rights group which played … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Hires John Kelly as Regional Director for New England States →

NDY Public Comment Impacted By A Personal Sorrow

September 22, 2013Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

On September 9th, I submitted another comment letter to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). The letter addressed the latest proposed rewrite of OPTN policies. There are two new things about this comment letter that I want to share. The first is a personal sorrow. Four days before I wrote the letter, I lost … Continue reading NDY Public Comment Impacted By A Personal Sorrow →

Stephen Hawking and Assisted Suicide: Media and Blogs

September 20, 2013assisted suicide, bill peace, blog recommendations, bloggers, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, bill peace, gary presley, media coverage, michael miner, Stephen HawkingStephen Drake

I meant to get this all up a little earlier, but life and exhaustion interfered a little with those plans. Below are links to coverage and commentary I recommend highly regarding the Stephen Hawking/assisted suicide kerfuffle: On Wednesday, September 18th, I participated in a 10-minute live exchange with Barbara Coombs Lee of Compassion and Choices. … Continue reading Stephen Hawking and Assisted Suicide: Media and Blogs →

ABC News: NDY’s Stephen Drake Interviewed for Stephen Hawking Story and additional info/context

September 18, 2013assisted suicide, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, Stephen Hawkingassisted suicide, disabilities, Stephen HawkingStephen Drake

I was interviewed this morning by Susan Donaldson James, a digital reporter of ABC News. The story she was writing – now finished – concerned Stephen Hawking’s recent endorsement of assisted suicide and a little about the Barbara Mancini case. Overall, I believe the perspectives of NDY were portrayed fairly in the story, even though … Continue reading ABC News: NDY’s Stephen Drake Interviewed for Stephen Hawking Story and additional info/context →