Category Archives: Our News & Commentary Blog

NDY Comment on Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association’s Statement on “MAiD”

July 5, 2024aid in dying, assisted suicide, health disparities, hospice, ira byock, Lisa Blumberg, long term services and supports, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blog, palliative care, public comment, suicide preventionassisted suicide, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, medical aid in dying, medical discrimination, public comment, Section 504Diane Coleman

Not Dead Yet Comment on HPNA’s Statement on “Medical Aid in Dying” July 5, 2024 Not Dead Yet is a national disability rights organization focused on combatting disability based healthcare discrimination, particularly in the context of advanced or terminal illness. We are extremely disappointed that HPNA [Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association] would consider adopting a … Continue reading NDY Comment on Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association’s Statement on “MAiD” →

Lisa Blumberg: The 504 Regulations Now Explicitly Prohibit Healthcare Discrimination Based on Disability

July 2, 2024better dead than disabled, Health care decision-making, health disparities, HHS, informed consent, life-sustaining treatment, Lisa Blumberg, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, treatment withdrawalHealth care decision making, healthcare discrimination, healthcare disparities, Section 504Diane Coleman

The updating of the 504 Regulations by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Biden-Harris administration is historic. Various provisions included in the amendment interact and work together to promote equal access to healthcare for persons with disabilities. Not Dead Yet’s response to the Department’s request for public comment when the updates were … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: The 504 Regulations Now Explicitly Prohibit Healthcare Discrimination Based on Disability →

Ellen Leigh: Activists within the disability rights community have justifiable fears

June 28, 2024ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, letters to the editor, Massachusetts, Our News & Commentary Blog, Second Thoughtsassisted suicide, Letter to the Editor, medical aid in dying, Second ThoughtsDiane Coleman

Second Thoughts Massachusetts member Ellen Leigh’s excellent letter appeared in the Boston Globe today: Jeff Jacoby’s column “For assistance in dying, please press 1” warns against the legalization of assisted suicide, especially highlighting its significant risks. As a disabled person, I share these concerns deeply. Activists within the disability rights community fear that legalized assisted … Continue reading Ellen Leigh: Activists within the disability rights community have justifiable fears →

Announcing: An Evening with Disability Justice Activist Anita Cameron

June 25, 2024ableism, activism, ADAPT, Anita Cameron, Our News & Commentary Blog, racismAnita Cameron, Disability JusticeDiane Coleman

An Evening with Anita Cameron & DisCoTec Center Launch Moderated by Damien P. Williams Thursday, June 27, 2024, 7:00-8:15 pm EDT Registration: https://bit.ly/3Rs5pk8 Anita Cameron is a disability justice activist who has been involved in social change activism and community organizing for 42 years. She’s been arrested 140 times fighting for disability rights with ADAPT … Continue reading Announcing: An Evening with Disability Justice Activist Anita Cameron →

Anita Cameron: Fight for Life and Health – Not Assisted Suicide!

June 19, 2024Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, health disparities, long term services and supports, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, racismAnita Cameron, assisted suicide, assisted suicide expansion, medical aid in dying, medical discrimination, racial disparitiesDiane Coleman

As we in the Black community celebrate freedom, liberation, and life on Juneteenth, there is a movement afoot that will endanger the lives of the most vulnerable in our community. This dangerous movement is the push for legalization of assisted suicide, sometimes called medical assisted suicide, across the United States. Assisted suicide is when someone, … Continue reading Anita Cameron: Fight for Life and Health – Not Assisted Suicide! →