Category Archives: Our News & Commentary Blog

NDY president and CEO Diane Coleman wrote an op-ed that was published in yesterday’s New Jersey Star-Ledger. Here’s the first half of the op-ed, titled “The dangerous ‘help’ of assisted suicide“: Proponents of legal assisted suicide for the terminally ill frequently claim that the opposing views of disability organizations aren’t relevant. Nevertheless, although people with … Continue reading Diane Coleman in New Jersey Star-Ledger: The dangerous ‘help’ of assisted suicide →

Press Release: Not Dead Yet Provides Video and Written Comments on POLST to Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Approaching Death

July 23, 2013Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

For PRWeb’s pdf version of the Press Release, click here. The public comments described in the release are available in a five minute video, the text of the video, and full written comments with citations. Summary: Not Dead Yet President and CEO Diane Coleman has submitted video and written public comments to the Institute of … Continue reading Press Release: Not Dead Yet Provides Video and Written Comments on POLST to Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Approaching Death →

Marilyn Golden in Sacramento Bee: Assisted Suicide Fraught with Consequences

July 21, 2013assisted suicide, california, Marilyn Golden, media, media coverage, op-ed, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

On Sunday, July 14th, the Sacramento Bee published an excellent op-ed by Marilyn Golden countering a previously published piece promoting assisted suicide. Here’s an excerpt from her response essay, titled “Assisted suicide fraught with consequences“: Efforts to legalize assisted suicide have been attempted in California three times, each time failing due to broad bipartisan opposition … Continue reading Marilyn Golden in Sacramento Bee: Assisted Suicide Fraught with Consequences →

Pallimed Blogger Doc Not Happy with Organ Procurement Proposals

June 26, 2013bioethics, donation after cardiac death, organ transplants, Our News & Commentary Blog, palliative care, pallimedbioethics, donation after cardiac death, organ transplantStephen Drake

Christian Sinclair, a palliative care and hospice physician who writes on the Pallimed blog, caught the NPR story on the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) meeting earlier this week to issue new sweeping rules on “Donation after Cardiac Death.” Good news, for now, BTW. We have been informed that the … Continue reading Pallimed Blogger Doc Not Happy with Organ Procurement Proposals →

NPR’s Morning Edition Covers the Organ Procurement Debate

June 24, 2013bioethics, donation after cardiac death, national catholic partnership on disability, OPTN, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, organ transplants, Our News & Commentary Blog, Rob Stein, Stephen MikochikDiane Coleman

NPR’s Morning Edition included a segment on the policy debate regarding organ procurement taking place June 24 and 25 at the Board meeting of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) in Richmond, Virginia. Not Dead Yet issued a press release on this subject last week: Not Dead Yet Urges Secretary Sebelius … Continue reading NPR’s Morning Edition Covers the Organ Procurement Debate →