AM New York interviewed advocates on both sides of the assisted suicide issue at the all day hearing held in New York City on May 3, 2018. Here are the disability quotes: Opponents of the bill have expressed concerns for the disabled community and what they say is a tendency for medical professionals to underestimate … Continue reading Anita Cameron and Stephanie Woodward Testify At NY Assisted Suicide Hearing
For Immediate Release Contacts: Anita Cameron 720-413-9064 May 3, 2018 Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 (New York, NY) Disability rights advocates will testify at a New York Assembly Health Committee hearing today in opposition to a proposed bill (A.2383-A) legalizing doctor assisted suicide. The hearing will be held at 250 Broadway in Manhattan beginning at 11:00 a.m. Disability advocates … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Advocates Testify In NYC Against Assisted Suicide Bill
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
