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Disability Advocates Show Up to Oppose Evanston City Council Assisted Suicide Resolution

February 10, 2020"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Our News & Commentary Blog, press release, Testimonyaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, Evanston City CouncilDiane Coleman

Patients Rights Action Fund shared the following press advisory sent as disability advocates show up to oppose Evanston City Council assisted suicide resolution: Tonight, the Evanston City Council will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide. Below are statements from disability rights advocates who oppose assisted suicide if you are planning to cover … Continue reading Disability Advocates Show Up to Oppose Evanston City Council Assisted Suicide Resolution →

Disability Advocates Oppose City Council’s Proposed Assisted Suicide Resolution

February 4, 2020"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, city council, death with dignityDiane Coleman

They say that “all politics are local.” While bills to legalize assisted suicide are a state issue, proponents of these dangerous bills are engaging in local politics as well. An example is the Evanston City Council in Illinois. This is the home district of the lead sponsor in the state legislature. Last Thursday, the local … Continue reading Disability Advocates Oppose City Council’s Proposed Assisted Suicide Resolution →

The Extreme Ableism of Assisted Suicide

January 28, 2020"death with dignity", ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, District of Columbia, john kelly, Our News & Commentary Blog, Second Thoughtsaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, John Kelly, Second ThoughtsDiane Coleman

I just came across a brilliant letter that John Kelly sent to the Washington, D.C. Council when they were considering an assisted suicide bill in 2016. I should have posted it here then, but I am doing so now (lightly edited), because it’s one of the best discussions I’ve read of the core problem that … Continue reading The Extreme Ableism of Assisted Suicide →

Lisa Blumberg: Life, Liberty and Security in Canada – Is this the way we are headed?

January 16, 2020"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Lisa Blumberg, Our News & Commentary Blog, Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yetaid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, death with dignity, euthanasia, MAID, Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet CanadaDiane Coleman

Dr. Ira Byock, a specialist in palliative care, a progressive Democrat and an opponent of assisted suicide laws has stated, “When doctor-induced death becomes an accepted response to the suffering of dying people, logical extensions grease the slippery slope.” (1) Supporters of such laws have written, “It is reasonable to proceed incrementally…Thus, the restriction of … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: Life, Liberty and Security in Canada – Is this the way we are headed? →

Disability Rights Advocates Hail Mass Court’s Rejection of Assisted Suicide

January 12, 2020Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

For Immediate Release: January 13, 2020 Contact: John B. Kelly, 617-952-3302; secondthoughtskelly@gmail.com; @2ndThoughtsMA Disability Rights Advocates Hail Mass Court’s Rejection of Assisted Suicide Second Thoughts Massachusetts praises the decision by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Mary K. Ames rejecting a right to physician-assisted suicide in the state. She ruled that any Massachusetts doctor who prescribes a … Continue reading Disability Rights Advocates Hail Mass Court’s Rejection of Assisted Suicide →