In the Bangor Daily News: I can’t believe I’m still fighting against assisted suicide By Mike Reynolds, Special to the BDN • April 9, 2019 In what seems like a lifetime ago, I began my activism against assisted suicide in a small dorm on the University of Maine campus in Orono, never imagining that I’d still be … Continue reading Mike Reynolds’ Op-Ed Published On the Eve of Maine Assisted Suicide Hearing
For the 5th time in 7 years, disability rights advocates, led by Second Thoughts CT , have thwarted a Connecticut bill – this time it was HB 5898 – to legalize assisted suicide. Not Dead Yet provided testimony and social media support, and New England Regional Director John Kelly joined the radio show “The Full … Continue reading VICTORY IN CT! Second Thoughts CT leads successful effort to stop assisted suicide bill in committee
PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE Testimony regarding HB 5898 An Act Concerning Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Patients March 18, 2019 Senator Abrams, Rep. Steinberg, and members of the Public Health Committee: My name is Cathy Ludlum, and I am one of the leaders of Second Thoughts Connecticut, a group of people with disabilities and allies … Continue reading Cathy Ludlum: “We will be the collateral damage” of assisted suicide
[Sheryl’s personal story and compelling message applies to EVERY STATE with an assisted suicide bill.] Dear Senator: As a disabled MD resident, I implore you to vote no on this very harmful legislation. What has been marketed as a bill increasing choice of those with terminal illness (who almost always meet the federal definition of … Continue reading Here’s What Sheryl Grossman Sent Every Maryland Senator Today
I lived my first thirty years with no idea that the DRM existed. The Disability Rights Movement. It’s very existence turned my shame to pride. And the DRM has done that for millions of us, but millions more have no idea still. “Better Dead Than Disabled” – that message permeates our culture, in the looks … Continue reading We Call It the “DRM” – And It’s Needed More Than Ever
