Category Archives: Compassion & Choices

BREAKING NEWS: Compassion and Choices Suffers Damaging Court Loss in New Jersey

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For some it may be unthinkable at any time of the year, let alone during the holiday season, that there is a cadre of relentless professional assisted suicide advocacy organizations seeking more efficient ways for people with disabilities to kill themselves during this national moment when Medicare, SNAP, and “streamlined” federal departments (i.e. HUD ) … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Compassion and Choices Suffers Damaging Court Loss in New Jersey →

Assisted Suicide Laws Based On the Oregon Model Sweep In Disabled People

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By Lisa Blumberg, JD In 2014, in connection with whether assisted suicide laws would ever be expanded to include people with cognitive  decline, Barbara Coombs Lee, then director of Compassion & Choices, said, “It is an issue for another day but is no less compelling.” This was a momentary slip. The political strategy of Compassion … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Laws Based On the Oregon Model Sweep In Disabled People →

Is Canadian Style Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Coming to California?

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A California State Senator, Catherine Blakespear, introduced a bill (SB 1196) earlier this month that resembles Canada’s law and, here in the U.S., reflects the broad agenda openly espoused by the Hemlock Society and Final Exit Network. The agenda of these organizations has long included eligibility for people with non-terminal conditions and disabilities. When Not … Continue reading Is Canadian Style Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Coming to California? →

Joan Cavanagh, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide: Another Point of View

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Seven activists identifying as “Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide” presented an alternative viewpoint at a screening of “Prescription for Peace of Mind: An Option for the Terminally Ill” at the New Haven Free Public Library on Wednesday, August 11. The seven held signs reading “Suicide is Not a Medical Treatment” and “Medical Assisted Suicide threatens … Continue reading Joan Cavanagh, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide: Another Point of View →

Joan Cavanagh Had Some Words for the CT Mirror Which They Didn’t Print, So We Will

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I am tired of reading stories in the Mirror and elsewhere that minimize or hardly bother to mention the strong opposition to Assisted Suicide legislation that has been successfully spearheaded by Second Thoughts Connecticut and is embraced by many progressives and other disability rights activists. The slick and well-funded marketing campaigns of the Hemlock Society … Continue reading Joan Cavanagh Had Some Words for the CT Mirror Which They Didn’t Print, So We Will →