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Belated News – Lisa Blumberg Powerful Op-Ed Published, But Then Bad CA Bill Signed

October 6, 2021aid in dying, assisted suicide, california, end-of-life options bills, Lisa Blumberg, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, assisted suicide expansion, death with dignity, end of life options, Lisa Blumberg, op-edDiane Coleman

We just learned that Lisa Blumberg’s excellent op-ed about the dangers of California’s assisted suicide expansion bill was published in Inside Sources on September 13. Four months earlier, Marilyn Golden’s op-ed in Capitol Weekly was also published. DREDF as well as Disability Rights California and others worked to oppose SB 380’s reductions in the minimal … Continue reading Belated News – Lisa Blumberg Powerful Op-Ed Published, But Then Bad CA Bill Signed →

NDY Letter to California Governor Newsom Urging Veto of Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill

September 23, 2021"death with dignity", assisted suicide, california, dredf, end-of-life options bills, health disparities, legislation, Marilyn Golden, Our News & Commentary Blog, safeguardsassisted suicide, assisted suicide expansion, California, Disability Rights California, Dredf, Marilyn GoldenDiane Coleman

September 23, 2021 Via Email leg.unit@gov.ca.gov The Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor of the State of California State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Urging Veto of SB 380 Dear Governor Newsom: The purpose of this letter is to urge you to veto SB 380. If signed, SB 380 would eliminate critical protections contained in California’s End … Continue reading NDY Letter to California Governor Newsom Urging Veto of Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill →

NDY, DREDF, Disability & Patient Rights Groups Oppose Lawsuit To Expand Assisted Suicide Law

September 3, 2021"death with dignity", AAPD, Access Living, aid in dying, ASAN, assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, better dead than disabled, california, court cases, end-of-life options bills, national council on independent living, national suicide prevention week, Our News & Commentary Blog, Patients Rights Action Fund, Press Releases, United Spinal Assn.AAPD, ASAN, assisted suicide expansion, court cases, Dredf, National Council on Independent Living, Not Dead Yet, press releaseDiane Coleman

For Immediate Release: September 2, 2021 Disability, Patients’ Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Opposing the Expansion of Assisted Suicide in Observance of Suicide Prevention Month Berkeley, California – In observance of Suicide Prevention Month this September, disability and patients’ rights leaders from California and across the United States joined together in solidarity to voice clear, … Continue reading NDY, DREDF, Disability & Patient Rights Groups Oppose Lawsuit To Expand Assisted Suicide Law →

Marilyn Golden: Keep the safeguards in California’s ‘End-of-Life’ law

May 13, 2021"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, california, Californians Against Assisted Suicide, dredf, end-of-life options bills, Marilyn Golden, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, assisted suicide expansion, Dredf, end of life options, incremental strategies, Marilyn GoldenDiane Coleman

[This op-ed appeared in the May 13, 2021 edition of Capitol Weekly.] Keep the safeguards in California’s ‘End-of-Life’ law BY MARILYN GOLDEN POSTED 05.13.2021 Assisted suicide is already legal in California through the so-called End-of-Life Option Act, narrowly passed by the California Legislature and signed by then-Gov. Brown in 2015. The bill was opposed by … Continue reading Marilyn Golden: Keep the safeguards in California’s ‘End-of-Life’ law →

Lisa Blumberg: Assisted Suicide California Style

July 8, 2019"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, california, Lisa Blumberg, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, California, death with dignity, Lisa BlumbergDiane Coleman

John L’Heureux was a prolific writer and former Stanford professor who died April 22nd in California. His wife, Joan L’Heureux, initially told the New York Times that the cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease (1). Within a few days, though, the New Yorker published an essay by L’Heureux on why he would die by assisted … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: Assisted Suicide California Style →