Canada has the broadest euthanasia law in the world. Both people who are ill and people who have disabilities deemed to cause them to suffer may request that a doctor or nurse practitioner provide them with a drug induced death. (1) Alan Nichols, a 61-year-old man with a history of depression was euthanized, over the … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: Promoting the Better Dead Than Disabled Ethos to Kids
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Disability Rights Advocates Gather at SJC to Defend Disabled Lives Boston, MA – Thursday, October 13 at 12 PM, Second Thoughts MA: Disability Rights Advocates Against Assisted Suicide and Not Dead Yet will gather outside the Supreme Judicial Court at the John Adams Courthouse to remind the SJC and the public that the issue of … Continue reading Media Advisory: Disability Rights Advocates Gather at SJC to Defend Disabled Lives
Disability advocates around the country are mourning the loss and remembering the leadership of Paul Spooner who died unexpectedly Saturday. In Not Dead Yet’s early years in the late 1990s, Paul was President of the National Council on Independent Living and helped ensure that our message against the “better dead than disabled” mindset was heard … Continue reading Mourning the Loss of Paul Spooner, ED of MetroWest CIL
Background: The Department of Health and Human Services recently allowed a comment period for organizations and individuals to share their thoughts on proposed changes to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs and activities. … Continue reading NDY Submits Public Comment On Proposed ACA Rule 1557 Change
To view the video on YouTube , go here: https://youtu.be/B0z1XnuoSV0 CW: Suicide, ableism In this vlog, we’ll explore the relationship between suicide prevention, disability, and assisted suicide, as well as the ways disabled people are endangered by policies that devalue our lives. RESOURCES ON DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION WORK: Project LETS: https://projectlets.org/advocacy MindFreedom International: https://mindfreedom.org/about-mfi/ SOURCES: 1&2. APA … Continue reading NDY Vlog Episode 2: Suicide Prevention and the Disability Double Standard
