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Lisa Blumberg Published in Newsweek: Assisted Suicide Laws Violate the ADA

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Today’s Newsweek features a terrific opinion piece by disability advocate and attorney Lisa Blumberg! Here’s a photo, excerpt and link to the whole article: Assisted Suicide Laws Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act This summer, disability rights advocates sued California over its so-called End of Life Options Act. Under this 2016 law, assisted suicide is … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg Published in Newsweek: Assisted Suicide Laws Violate the ADA →

Terri Hancharick: Being disabled doesn’t mean death is better than life

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Yesterday (Sept. 7) Delaware’s Daily State News published an opinion piece by the Chair of the State Council for Persons with Disabilities who is also the parent of a person with developmental disabilities. In the article, Terri Hancharick stated in part: Delaware’s assisted suicide bill is based on legislation in Oregon, where assisted suicide was … Continue reading Terri Hancharick: Being disabled doesn’t mean death is better than life →

Anita Cameron on The Laura Flanders Show

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Video link: https://youtu.be/BSvtd8SAx5Q NDY’s Director of Minority Outreach Anita Cameron was interviewed on The Laura Flanders Show, a news and public affairs show on PBS. In this clip, Anita discusses the dangers of assisted suicide and the CA court case in which NDY is a plaintiff. Transcript Anita Cameron: The real danger to people with … Continue reading Anita Cameron on The Laura Flanders Show →

New Vlog! HCBS Part 1: First, a Little History

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Video link: https://youtu.be/r7Zw_ci7e_o CW: Ableism, institutionalization, eugenics, racism In Part 1 of a new series on Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), we explore the history of institutionalization in the US and its lasting impacts on the health care system. Stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll discuss the modern HCBS system and what’s keeping … Continue reading New Vlog! HCBS Part 1: First, a Little History →

Assisted Suicide Laws Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Assisted suicide laws violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) but not in the way that proponents probably think. Some have argued that the ADA requires active euthanasia for qualified people whose disabilities make it difficult to self-administer lethal drugs, a sort of “reasonable accommodation” theory. Some have suggested that the U.S. should adopt the … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Laws Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act →