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RELEASE – Vermont: President of State Coalition for Disability Rights Testifies Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide in State Senate Committee Hearing

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President of Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights Testifies Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide in State Senate Committee Hearing Ed Paquin, president of the Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights, represented the disability rights community in hearings held in the state’s Senate Health and Welfare Committee last week regarding a bill to legalize physician assisted suicide. Not … Continue reading RELEASE – Vermont: President of State Coalition for Disability Rights Testifies Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide in State Senate Committee Hearing →

Vermont: Testimony of Ira Byock, MD to Vermont Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Hearing on End of Life Choices

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Anyone who has read this blog regularly knows that we hold Ira Byock in high regard.  That’s why we nominated him to the IOM’s Committee on Transforming End-of-Life-care. Earlier today, Ira Byock gave testimony to the Vermont Senate Committee on Health and Welfare’s Hearing on End of Life Choices (that means it’s a hearing on … Continue reading Vermont: Testimony of Ira Byock, MD to Vermont Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Hearing on End of Life Choices →

Press Release: Disability Group Urges Institute of Medicine (IOM) to Remedy “Glaring Omission” in Membership on End-of-Life Committee

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Disability Group Urges IOM to Remedy “Glaring Omission” in Membership on End-of-Life Committee On Tuesday, January 29, 2013, Not Dead Yet submitted recommendations that two new members be appointed to the Institute of Medicine’s recently formed Committee on Transforming End-of-Life Care to remedy what it called “glaring omissions.” The group recommended Kelly Buckland, Executive Director … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Group Urges Institute of Medicine (IOM) to Remedy “Glaring Omission” in Membership on End-of-Life Committee →

NewsBiscuit: “Homeopath to start offering ‘assisted-suicide’ remedy” (UK)

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It was bound to happen.  At least one New Age practitioner has decided to cash in jump into the arena of assisted suicide. From NewsBiscuit – The News Before It Happens… Homeopath to start offering ‘assisted-suicide’ remedy A homeopath in Banbury has decided to take politics into her own hands and start offering an assisted-suicide … Continue reading NewsBiscuit: “Homeopath to start offering ‘assisted-suicide’ remedy” (UK) →

Australia – Great Essay: Looking at the Bigger Picture Regarding Euthanasia

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There’s been a lot written over the past week in response to the news of the double euthanasia of Marc and Eddy Verbessem, the 45-year-old twins who were deaf and losing their vision. So far, my favorite is from Craig Wallace, President of People with Disability Australia (PWDA).  On January 21st, Ramp-Up, ABC Australia‘s site … Continue reading Australia – Great Essay: Looking at the Bigger Picture Regarding Euthanasia →