For Immediate Release Contacts: Anita Cameron 720-413-9064 April 23, 2018 Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 (Albany, NY) Disability rights advocates will testify at … Continue reading Press Release: NY Disability Advocates Testify Against Assisted Suicide Bill
April 20, 2018 Testimony to the New York State Assembly Health Committee on the Death with Dignity Act Hello and thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. The New York Association on Independent Living (NYAIL) is strongly opposed to A.2383A, known as the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which would legalize physician assisted … Continue reading Testimony of Mel Tanzman on Behalf of NY Assn. on Independent Living Opposing Assisted Suicide Bill A2383A
On October 17, 2017, the American Association of Suicidology issued a statement announcing that physician assisted suicide is not “suicide”. The Executive Summary states: “The American Association of Suicidology recognizes that the practice of physician aid in dying, also called physician assisted suicide, Death with Dignity, and medical aid in dying, is distinct from the … Continue reading Disability Activists Protest Policy Statement Issued by American Association of Suicidology
For several months, I have been actively involved in the fight for healthcare, resisting the watering down of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and pushing for FDA regulations against the shock torture of people with disabilities at the Judge Rotenberg Center. From Washington, DC, to Columbus, Ohio, to Chicago, Illinois and back to Washington, … Continue reading We Want Civil Rights & Healthcare, Not To Be Institutionalized, Tortured or Killed
Lisa Blumberg is an attorney and disability activist in Connecticut. Her op-ed, Why the disability community opposes doctor assisted suicide, appeared today in the New Haven Register. Here are some excerpts. People who have always been able to get the healthcare they want may assume assisted suicide is a choice issue, but persons who have struggled … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg’s Op-Ed Featured in New Haven Register
