Category Archives: “death with dignity”

Second Thoughts CT Protests Conflation of Assisted Suicide and Abortion Issues

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In response to a rally sponsored by the Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference, Second Thoughts Connecticut held a counter protest objecting to the Catholic group’s linking of support for pregnancy care centers with opposition to assisted suicide. According to Second Thoughts CT’s press release: Stephen Mendelsohn, a member of Second Thoughts Connecticut, said, “By mixing … Continue reading Second Thoughts CT Protests Conflation of Assisted Suicide and Abortion Issues →

Joan Cavanagh: State needs health care, not “death with dignity”

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[Published in the CTPost on April 1, 2021, and New Haven Register April 3.] State needs health care, not “death with dignity” Joan Cavanagh Apr 1, 2021 Anyone who has been with loved ones facing serious, painful illness will empathize deeply with the testimonies in Ed Stannard’s Sunday, March 21 article. I have. And I … Continue reading Joan Cavanagh: State needs health care, not “death with dignity” →

Lisa Blumberg: It’s not end-of-of life care. It’s assisted suicide, and it needs to be stopped

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It’s not end-of-of life care. It’s assisted suicide, and it needs to be stopped Hartford Courant, March 16, 2021 It defies imagination that Connecticut is contemplating legalizing assisted suicide when COVID-19 deaths have exceeded 500,000 nationwide. The virus has laid bare the inequities and prejudices of our health system. Low-income people and people of color … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: It’s not end-of-of life care. It’s assisted suicide, and it needs to be stopped →

Second Thoughts CT Leader Cathy Ludlum Interviewed On Opposing Assisted Suicide

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Second Thoughts CT leader Cathy Ludlum on opposing assisted suicide: “there is no safeguard that can counter the social stigma of needing help with intimate care.” By John B. Kelly On January 14, Second Thoughts CT leader Cathy Ludlum joined WPLR host John Voket on his show “For the People” to explain why legalized assisted … Continue reading Second Thoughts CT Leader Cathy Ludlum Interviewed On Opposing Assisted Suicide →

Diane Coleman: What the COVID Crisis Tells Us About the Dangers of Assisted Suicide

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The COVID pandemic revealed that people with disabilities have been denied treatment for the virus due to their disabilities and pervasive biases about their “quality of life”. This denial of care raises the very real issue that persons with disabilities are and will face similar discrimination under assisted suicide laws. Healthcare providers are the gatekeepers … Continue reading Diane Coleman: What the COVID Crisis Tells Us About the Dangers of Assisted Suicide →