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Does the ADA Require Euthanasia As A Reasonable Accommodation? – More on the CA Court Case

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On September 2nd, NDY was part of a disability release responding to a federal court case in the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs in the case argue that the ADA requires active euthanasia as a reasonable accommodation for some people to use the state’s assisted suicide law (End of Life Options Act, EOLOA). Their complaint … Continue reading Does the ADA Require Euthanasia As A Reasonable Accommodation? – More on the CA Court Case →

More Disability Testimonies Opposing Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Bill

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On October 1, 2021, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on An Act relative to end of life options (H. 2381 and S. 1384). We previously featured testimonies this bill to legalize assisted suicide by John B. Kelly, Director of Second Thoughts MA: Disability Rights Advocates against Assisted Suicide and Lindsay … Continue reading More Disability Testimonies Opposing Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Bill →

Belated News – Lisa Blumberg Powerful Op-Ed Published, But Then Bad CA Bill Signed

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We just learned that Lisa Blumberg’s excellent op-ed about the dangers of California’s assisted suicide expansion bill was published in Inside Sources on September 13. Four months earlier, Marilyn Golden’s op-ed in Capitol Weekly was also published. DREDF as well as Disability Rights California and others worked to oppose SB 380’s reductions in the minimal … Continue reading Belated News – Lisa Blumberg Powerful Op-Ed Published, But Then Bad CA Bill Signed →

John Kelly’s testimony covers medical mistakes, class and race/ethnic divide and more

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Massachusetts Public Health Committee hearing on the state’s assisted suicide bill: John B. Kelly Oral Testimony against EOLA H.2381/S.1384 October 1, 2021 Thank you. Everyone knows that doctors make mistakes, and studies show that 12 to 15 percent of people outlive the six-month hospice benefit for supposedly terminal people. But this year Oregon revealed that … Continue reading John Kelly’s testimony covers medical mistakes, class and race/ethnic divide and more →

NYAIL Presents 2021 David Veatch Advocacy Achievement Award to Diane Coleman

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NYAIL is the New York Association on Independent Living, a statewide, not-for-profit membership association created by and composed of Independent Living Centers across New York State. I was honored to receive NYAIL’s 2021 David Veatch Advocacy Achievement Award on September 29th. Below are my words of gratitude spoken at their virtual conference. Diane Coleman’s NYAIL … Continue reading NYAIL Presents 2021 David Veatch Advocacy Achievement Award to Diane Coleman →