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Update: Minnesota Hospital Agrees to Continue Oxygen for Catie

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Good news! Following intervention by attorneys, the Minnesota hospital that we previously reported had planned to stop providing oxygen to a woman with lung cancer decided to follow her wishes to continue treatment. This goes to show, as so many people with disabilities have experienced, that when there’s a power imbalance operating against you, get legal/advocate … Continue reading Update: Minnesota Hospital Agrees to Continue Oxygen for Catie →

What Can We Do When A Hospital Plans To Involuntarily Withdraw Life Support?

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Friday night, I got a phone call from a woman who said that a Minnesota hospital had stated its plan for Monday at 1:00 pm to discontinue providing oxygen to her friend, Catie, a woman with lung cancer who stated that she wants to live and keep getting oxygen. NDY sometimes gets calls like this … Continue reading What Can We Do When A Hospital Plans To Involuntarily Withdraw Life Support? →

NDY Demands Prohibition On Use of QALYs To Limit Health Coverage

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Not Dead Yet is deeply concerned by the New York Legislature’s failure to protect people with disabilities from discrimination in the budget passed this week.  Despite widespread criticism from the disability community, the Legislature incorporated language in the budget authorizing the state to use third party assessments, including those relying on the discriminatory and harmful Quality Adjusted Life … Continue reading NDY Demands Prohibition On Use of QALYs To Limit Health Coverage →

Mike Reynolds’ Op-Ed Published On the Eve of Maine Assisted Suicide Hearing

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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 →

VICTORY IN CT! Second Thoughts CT leads successful effort to stop assisted suicide bill in committee

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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 →