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Disability Rights Groups Applaud NY Court of Appeals Assisted Suicide Ruling

September 7, 2017"death with dignity", ADAPT, aid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, court decisions, duty to die, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, Court Decisions, Friend of the Court Brief, New YorkDiane Coleman

Contacts: Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 dcoleman@notdeadyet.org Adam Prizio 518-320-7100 (office) 603-518-4910 (cell) aprizio@cdrnys.org For Immediate Release: Disability rights groups applaud today’s New York Court of Appeals unanimous ruling announcing that “we reject plaintiffs’ argument that an individual has a fundamental constitutional right to aid-in-dying . . . . We also reject plaintiffs’ assertion that the State’s prohibition on assisted suicide … Continue reading Disability Rights Groups Applaud NY Court of Appeals Assisted Suicide Ruling →

Statement of Solidarity in Observance of Suicide Prevention Month

September 6, 2017Our News & Commentary Blog, suicide preventionsuicide preventionDiane Coleman

Affirming the Importance to People with Disabilities of Access to Services, Real Choices, and Self-Determination September is suicide prevention month, and during its observance, we express our sincere sorrow that any human ever experiences a level of despair or hopelessness that results in a choice to end one’s own life. The concern of the disability, … Continue reading Statement of Solidarity in Observance of Suicide Prevention Month →

Canadian Proposals for Assisted Suicide Eligibility for Mental Health Conditions

September 1, 2017aid in dying, Amy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet CanadaDiane Coleman

Below is the text of Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet Canada‘s webcast today on a Canadian proposal to expand eligibility for assisted suicide and euthanasia (AS/E) to include people with labels of “mental illness.” COUNCIL OF CANADIAN ACADEMIES “MAID” EXPANSION STUDY: MENTAL ILLNESS This is the second part of our series on the three areas of assisted … Continue reading Canadian Proposals for Assisted Suicide Eligibility for Mental Health Conditions →

Portlight Strategies – Disaster and Disability

August 30, 2017Our News & Commentary Blog, Paul Timmons, Portlight StrategiesPortlight StrategiesDiane Coleman

In the early ’90s, I lived in rural Tennessee during an ice storm and two week power outage. I was lucky to have friends who rescued me and let me stay in their home outside the damage zone. Weather disasters can be deadly to anyone, but they’re especially life-threatening to seniors and people with disabilities. … Continue reading Portlight Strategies – Disaster and Disability →

NDY Canada Explains the Dangers to Disabled Children of “MAID” Expansion to Minors

August 25, 2017"death with dignity", aid in dying, Amy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, Our News & Commentary Blog, Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yetaid in dying, assisted suicide, Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet CanadaDiane Coleman

This text is from today’s webcast by Amy Hasbrouck, Director of Toujour Vivant/Not Dead Yet Canada. COUNCIL OF CANADIAN ACADEMIES “MAID” EXPANSION: MATURE MINORS The preamble to Bill C-14 – Canada’s assisted suicide legislation – specifies three possible expansions of assisted suicide to mature minors, people with psychiatric disabilities, and those requesting assisted suicide in … Continue reading NDY Canada Explains the Dangers to Disabled Children of “MAID” Expansion to Minors →