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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 →

NDY UK Intervenes in Noel Conway Assisted Suicide Case

July 16, 2017"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, Not Dead Yet UK, Our News & Commentary Blog, United Kingdomaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, death with dignity, Not Dead Yet UK, United KingdomDiane Coleman

NDY UK’s Press Release on the July 17 court proceeding includes a powerful statement on the issues from a disability rights perspective. www.notdeadyetuk.org ********PRESS RELEASE: 16 JULY 2017 @ 14:00 ******** __________________________________ DISABLED AND TERMINALLY ILL PEOPLE INTERVENE TO STOP NEW ATTEMPT TO LEGALISE ASSISTED SUICIDE Lawyers acting for Not Dead Yet UK will go … Continue reading NDY UK Intervenes in Noel Conway Assisted Suicide Case →