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Hawaii Senate Panel to Debate and Hear Testimony on Assisted Suicide Bill Today

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Because of the time difference between New York and Hawaii, the Senate hearing on assisted suicide hasn’t begun yet.  Here is the news from Friday’s Star Advertiser: Hawaii would become the fourth state to legalize physician-assisted suicide under a proposal being brought back for debate in the Legislature for the first time in four years. … Continue reading Hawaii Senate Panel to Debate and Hear Testimony on Assisted Suicide Bill Today →

Diane Coleman Remembers Paul Longmore

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From Diane Coleman, president and founder of Not Dead Yet: Paul was one of a few disability rights activists and thinkers who changed my life in the 1980’s. He lived in Los Angeles then, and I was brand new to the movement, just finishing law school and joining my first CIL board. He often wrote … Continue reading Diane Coleman Remembers Paul Longmore →

A Disability Perspective on the Issue of Physician Assisted Suicide – Disability and Health Journal

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Several blogs wrote about this issue late last month when a press release announced the publication of an issue of the Disability and Health Journal dedicated to articles on assisted suicide and disability.  I held back from announcing the issue on this blog for one very important reason: A snafu resulted in the press release … Continue reading A Disability Perspective on the Issue of Physician Assisted Suicide – Disability and Health Journal →

NY Times Quotes Diane Coleman – but without context

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Today, the New York Times published a long story on hospice and palliative care, and how doctors struggle with balancing the transition from active treatment to palliative care in the final stages of terminal illnesses. Some of it is worked within the context of the current “debate” around advance directives in the health care reform … Continue reading NY Times Quotes Diane Coleman – but without context →

Forbes: Article on “end of life” provisions in House health care bill quotes Diane Coleman and Marilyn Golden

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Today, Forbes.com published an article by David Whelan entitled “ObamaCare Dives Into End-Of-Life Debate.” Lead sentence: Buried halfway through the current version of “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act,” the House version of ObamaCare, is a set of proposals pertaining to end-of-life care. What follows is a pretty balanced and nonhysterical look at what is in … Continue reading Forbes: Article on “end of life” provisions in House health care bill quotes Diane Coleman and Marilyn Golden →