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NDLA Organizers Forum: Chronic Pain, Opioids, and Disability

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NDLA ORGANIZERS FORUM: Chronic Pain, Opioids, and Disability TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2018 1-2 pm Eastern time, 12-1 Central time, 11-12 Mountain time, 10-11 am Pacific time Call-in: 1-515-739-1285 Passcode: 521847# To join through your computer, go to: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/organizersforum Chronic pain is a major issue for many disabled folks. In light of recent efforts to curb opioid abuse … Continue reading NDLA Organizers Forum: Chronic Pain, Opioids, and Disability →

Anita Cameron – ADAPT and Not Dead Yet: In Solidarity

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Not Dead Yet works with disability organizations around the nation in the fight against doctor assisted suicide. One of these organizations is ADAPT, a national, grassroots disability rights organization working to ensure the civil rights, liberty and freedom of disabled people of all ages to live in our own homes in the community, rather than in nursing … Continue reading Anita Cameron – ADAPT and Not Dead Yet: In Solidarity →

NDY Public Comment On Guardianship Urges More Rights Protections for Disabled & Elders

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One of the longest standing concerns of the disability rights movement is the misappropriation by others of our rights to make our own decisions. This problem touches every facet of life and is a major factor in the continuing incarceration of older and disabled people in nursing facilities and other institutions for the “crime” of … Continue reading NDY Public Comment On Guardianship Urges More Rights Protections for Disabled & Elders →

Sarah Cavar: Germany Grapples With Assisted Suicide In Courts and Parliament

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This hasn’t previously been on NDY’s radar (h/t to Euthanasia Prevention Coalition), but Germany has been grappling with assisted suicide since at least 2005, when a woman disabled by paralysis, Bettina Koch, sought to purchase suicide drugs domestically. She was denied, and then travelled to Switzerland and committed suicide “with the help of the Dignitas … Continue reading Sarah Cavar: Germany Grapples With Assisted Suicide In Courts and Parliament →

California’s 2017 Assisted Suicide Report: What Do They Have To Hide?

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The California state assisted suicide report for 2017 omitted at least one important type of data, the reasons people request lethal drugs. The reasons data is something that Oregon and Washington have reported from the beginning of their “experiments” with these extremely flawed and dangerous laws. This omission by California should raise red flags. First, the … Continue reading California’s 2017 Assisted Suicide Report: What Do They Have To Hide? →