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Press Release: NDY Director of Minority Outreach Testifies Against MA Assisted Suicide Bill

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Contact: John Kelly 617-952-3302 (10/20/23, Boston, MA) Nationally renowned disability activist Anita Cameron testified at a hearing this morning before the Joint Committee on Public Health of the Massachusetts legislature in opposition to a proposed bill to legalize assisted suicide. Witnesses were given only two minutes each. This is her testimony: Testimony against H. 2246/S. … Continue reading Press Release: NDY Director of Minority Outreach Testifies Against MA Assisted Suicide Bill →

Lonnie VanHook Tells Why He’s A Plaintiff In A Case To Overturn California’s Assisted Suicide Law

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Not Dead Yet is part of a groundbreaking federal lawsuit to overturn the California assisted suicide law. Lonnie VanHook is also one of the plaintiffs in this case which was brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act to overturn this law as a deadly form of discrimination. Everyone who dies by assisted suicide is disabled, … Continue reading Lonnie VanHook Tells Why He’s A Plaintiff In A Case To Overturn California’s Assisted Suicide Law →

Progressive and Disability Opposition to Assisted Suicide Covered in The New Journal

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It’s very rare to see even lengthy articles about assisted suicide include more than relatively brief acknowledgement of opposing voices from the disability community and rarer still from other progressives. Therefore, we were impressed to see the Yale University student newspaper, The New Journal, publish an extensive pro/con article by Anouk Yeh featuring substantial discussion … Continue reading Progressive and Disability Opposition to Assisted Suicide Covered in The New Journal →

Farewell, but not Goodbye! A Message from Jules

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Hi everyone, I’m onto the next adventure! A quick video to let you know why I’m leaving my current position at NDY, what I’ve learned, and where I’m going next. Don’t be a stranger! Follow me on Instagram and Threads @djenderbender .  See you around! Transcript Hello, and welcome back to the Not Dead Yet … Continue reading Farewell, but not Goodbye! A Message from Jules →

Autistic Self Advocacy Network: “Our Lives are Worth Living”

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The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has long opposed assisted suicide. This section on their website under “What We Believe” explains why: “There are a lot of practices in medicine that discriminate against disabled people. Some hospitals won’t give organ transplants or other life-saving medical treatments to people with disabilities. They don’t see it as … Continue reading Autistic Self Advocacy Network: “Our Lives are Worth Living” →