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DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Files Testimony Opposing California Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill

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California’s assisted suicide expansion bill, SB 380, was on the Assembly Appropriations Committee docket today, with written testimony to be submitted prior to the hearing. DREDF’s Senior Policy Analyst Marilyn Golden submitted the following testimony. August 14, 2021 OPPOSE SB 380 (Eggman) – End of Life  The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) opposes … Continue reading DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Files Testimony Opposing California Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill →

Joan Cavanagh, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide: Another Point of View

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Seven activists identifying as “Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide” presented an alternative viewpoint at a screening of “Prescription for Peace of Mind: An Option for the Terminally Ill” at the New Haven Free Public Library on Wednesday, August 11. The seven held signs reading “Suicide is Not a Medical Treatment” and “Medical Assisted Suicide threatens … Continue reading Joan Cavanagh, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide: Another Point of View →

A Disabled Researcher Doing Research on Disability, Media, and Internalized Stigma!

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A doctoral student from the California School of Professional Psychology is conducting research to learn more about emotional response, disability and media, and experienced internal stigma among disabled people. If you are an adult with a mobility disability between the ages of 18 to 65, have had a disability for at least 2 years, and … Continue reading A Disabled Researcher Doing Research on Disability, Media, and Internalized Stigma! →

Lisa Blumberg: The Little Known Issue of Medical Deportations by Hospitals

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A 2021 report prepared by the Free Migration Project and University of Pennsylvania Law  Students entitled “Fatal Flights: Medical Deportation in the U.S.”  is eye-opening and shocking. Usually, when one hears the frightening word “deportation”, one thinks of governmental action, officials dragging people from their homes and sending them out of the country. With medical … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: The Little Known Issue of Medical Deportations by Hospitals →

NCIL’s Advocacy Priorities Guide Includes Key NDY Policy Issues

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As July 26, the 31st Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, approaches, the National Council on Independent Living is holding its annual conference. NCIL has announced that its annual Advocacy Priorities Guide is now available, containing “specific information on the national legislative and policy priorities identified biannually by the NCIL membership.” NCIL’s Healthcare priorities include … Continue reading NCIL’s Advocacy Priorities Guide Includes Key NDY Policy Issues →