Liz Carr’s documentary, “Better Off Dead?”, continues making a difference, serving as a wake up call about the dangers assisted suicide laws pose for people with disabilities. A Boston Globe columnist noted this week: The most chilling detail in “Better Off Dead?” a new BBC documentary by the English actress and comedian Liz Carr, is … Continue reading Boston Globe: “For assistance in dying, please press 1”
By Lisa Blumberg The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) adopted a resolution in 2023 that supports the provisions of the assisted suicide bill before the legislature. This position is based on a report by its Task Force on Medical Aid in Dying. The report is extensive but seems more of defense of assisted suicide … Continue reading The New York Bar Assn. and Medical Society Ignore Dangers of Legalized Assisted Suicide
By Lisa Blumberg Currently the several states that have legalized assisted suicide adhere to the Oregon model, the two most significant aspects of which are that assisted suicide is restricted to those presumed to have less than six months to live and the lethal drugs, once obtained, must be self-administered. Opponents of assisted suicide see … Continue reading Ethicist Thaddeus Mason Pope Predicts Assisted Suicide Will Expand into Legalized Euthanasia Covered by Medicare
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?
Alex Thompson (NY Assn. on Independent Living) and Max Rodriguez (Center for Disability Rights) had a ten minute interview with Capital Tonight’s Susan Arbetter. Detailing weaknesses of the purported “safeguards” in the state’s assisted suicide bill, they urged the legislature to reject it as too dangerous. Key concerns focused on insurance pressures to cut costs … Continue reading Disability Leaders On New York’s Capital Tonight Urging Lawmakers To Reject Assisted Suicide
