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NDY’s John Kelly Among Those Featured in Boston Globe Article on Assisted Suicide

December 15, 2022"death with dignity", assisted suicide, boston globe, court cases, end-of-life options bills, john kelly, Massachusetts, Our News & Commentary Blog, palliative careDiane Coleman

Boston Globe photo caption and credit: Disability-rights advocate John Kelly, director of Second Thoughts Massachusetts, at his Fenway apartment. The group opposes what it calls “assisted suicide.” Barry Chin/Globe Staff Voices from the ‘right to die’ debate By Robert Weisman Globe Staff,Updated December 11, 2022, 5:20 p.m. In anticipation of the upcoming reintroduction of an assisted … Continue reading NDY’s John Kelly Among Those Featured in Boston Globe Article on Assisted Suicide →

Shavelson Case Seeking Euthanasia Under Assisted Suicide Law Dismissed

December 9, 2022"death with dignity", aid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, court decisions, dredf, end-of-life options bills, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide expansion, Court Decisions, euthanasia, Friend of the Court Brief, Shavelson caseDiane Coleman

Good news! On Wednesday December 7th, Judge Chabbria of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the Shavelson case, with prejudice. Michelle Uzeta, the DREDF attorney who prepared our excellent Disability Amicus Brief, says this means the case is over at the district court level. NDY previously reported on the … Continue reading Shavelson Case Seeking Euthanasia Under Assisted Suicide Law Dismissed →

NDY Vlog: “What Is Ableism, and Why Does It Matter?”

November 22, 2022Our News & Commentary BlogJules Good

CW: suicide, ableism, racism, death In this video, we discuss the meaning of the term “ableism”, how it manifests in our society and medical institutions, and what that means for disabled people. Come learn with us! SOURCES Definition of Ableism by T.L. Lewis: https://www.talilalewis.com/blog/work… Study: Physicians’ Perceptions Of People With Disability And Their Health Care: … Continue reading NDY Vlog: “What Is Ableism, and Why Does It Matter?” →

NDY and Second Thoughts MA Activists Gathered Outside Supreme Judicial Court

November 21, 2022Our News & Commentary BlogJules Good

On October 13th, disabled activists from Not Dead Yet and Second Thoughts MA gathered outside of the John Adams Courthouse, home of the MA Supreme Judicial Court, for a peaceful leafleting action to show that the assisted suicide case of Kligler v Healey should be decided by the legislature rather than by a handful of … Continue reading NDY and Second Thoughts MA Activists Gathered Outside Supreme Judicial Court →

NDY’s Amy Hasbrouck Speaks Out In Article On Canadian “MAiD Gone Wrong”

November 7, 2022aid in dying, Amy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, long term services and supports, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blog, Toujours Vivant-Not Dead YetAmy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet CanadaDiane Coleman

NDY Board Member Amy Hasbrouck was quoted extensively in an article exposing the fact that disabled people in Canada are being granted euthanasia while being denied sufficient supports to live. The article is both linked and pasted below: MAiD gone wrong: lack of access to supports cited in deaths BY Michael Swan, The Catholic Register … Continue reading NDY’s Amy Hasbrouck Speaks Out In Article On Canadian “MAiD Gone Wrong” →