FOR AN IMPORTANT UPDATE OF THIS POST, GO JOHN KELLY’S SEPT. 19 BLOG! [Editor’s note: By now, most of you know that assisted suicide proponents ramrodded a bill through the California special session convened to work on the state’s Medicaid budget, after the bill was killed in the regular session. Too many legislators chose to … Continue reading John Kelly: Urging California Governor Brown to Veto! Veto! Veto!
Versions of the letter below have gone to various California legislative committees and key members. We are down to the wire, with an Assembly vote possible today, but more likely tomorrow (Wed., Sept. 9th). California is one of the most influential states in the country and it’s unconscionable, after assisted suicide bills were defeated on … Continue reading Coleman Letter to CA Assembly Members Opposing Assisted Suicide Bill; Action Alert
[Editor’s note: The PRWeb version of this press release including a photo of NDY Board Chair Anne Sommers is available in pdf format here.] Not Dead Yet leaders as well as advocates from several national and local disability rights groups are having a busy week opposing assisted suicide laws being considered by legislatures in California … Continue reading NDY Press Release: Disability rights advocates are having a busy week opposing legalization of assisted suicide
An bill to legalize assisted suicide is being introduced in California today. Fortunately, Marilyn Golden, Senior Policy Analyst for the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, is already working to ensure that the disability rights opposition to this bill is being heard. The Los Angeles Times published an article in advance of the bill introduction, … Continue reading DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Speaks Out Against CA Assisted Suicide Bill Introduced Today
Last Thursday, January 16th, “Huffington Post Live” featured a 30 minute discussion of assisted suicide, euthanasia, and the right to die – specifically how these issues play out in the USA. The program was hosted by Josh Zepps, an Australian with who has a self-admitted libertarian bent (a great definition of libertarians someone shared with … Continue reading Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Discussed and Debated on Huffington Post Live
