Category Archives: Our News & Commentary Blog

Carol Cleigh Sutton: I Oppose Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Because It Is Ableist

August 15, 2017"death with dignity", ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabledDiane Coleman

The very heart of the argument for assisted suicide/euthanasia (AS/E) is that an individual may be better off dead than disabled. The fact that this argument can be made in respectable public forums demonstrates just how ableist this society is. How deeply the severely abled fear and loathe those of us who live with disability. … Continue reading Carol Cleigh Sutton: I Oppose Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Because It Is Ableist →

Not Dead Yet Statement Condemning Racist Violence in Charlottesville, VA

August 12, 2017Our News & Commentary BlogCharlottesvilleDiane Coleman

Beginning on August 11, 2017, hundreds of white nationalists have marched and committed racially motivated violence on the streets Charlottesville, Virginia. Today, on August 12th, a car driven by one of those racists plowed into a crowd of anti-racist protesters, killing one and injuring 19. Not Dead Yet is horrified by and condemns this violence and the racism and … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Statement Condemning Racist Violence in Charlottesville, VA →

Anita Cameron: Three Big Reasons Black People Should Join the Anti Doctor-Assisted Suicide Movement

August 8, 2017Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

(Head and shoulders photo of Anita Cameron, an African-American woman.) Although a 2013 Pew Research Center study shows that 65 percent of Blacks are against assisted suicide, there are not many Blacks who are active in the anti-doctor assisted suicide movement. Here are three reasons that we Blacks must join this critical movement. 1. Our … Continue reading Anita Cameron: Three Big Reasons Black People Should Join the Anti Doctor-Assisted Suicide Movement →

Lisa Blumberg: What Principles Should Govern Charlie Gard’s Case?

July 26, 2017bioethics, court cases, ethics, futility, Health care decision-making, Lisa Blumberg, Our News & Commentary Blog, Peter Singer, surrogate decision making, treatment withdrawal, United Kingdombioethics, Health care decision making, Lisa BlumbergDiane Coleman

The Charlie Gard case concerns a young British child with a very rare genetic condition that has currently left him unable to move, breathe or eat on his own. His parents wanted to take him to the United States for experimental treatment but his London doctors, believing he has suffered enough, wanted to turn off … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: What Principles Should Govern Charlie Gard’s Case? →

NDY Statement on the First Anniversary of the Sagamihara Murders

July 25, 2017better dead than disabled, hate crime, homicide, Japan, Our News & Commentary Bloghate crime, Japan, Sagamihara murdersDiane Coleman

[Editor’s note: Disability advocates in Japan requested this Statement which was written by Stephen Drake, NDY’s Research Analyst, and will be translated and read during a ceremony to be held on July 26, 2017 honoring the victims of the Sagamihara murders.] One year ago, 19 disabled people were brutally stabbed to death by a young … Continue reading NDY Statement on the First Anniversary of the Sagamihara Murders →