This past week, the U.S. Senate voted to proceed with consideration of U.S.ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). With a two-thirds majority required to move to the next step, the cloture vote was 61 to 36, with 3 not voting. Not Dead Yet has not yet formally … Continue reading Why I Support the CRPD
October 2, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Yvette Ollada 617.902.0662 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Boston Center for Independent Living and Second Thoughts Sponsor Forum on Question 2 Wednesday, October 3 at Boston Public Library Who: Boston Center for Independent Living & Second Thoughts – People with Disabilities Opposing Question 2 What: Forum and discussion of Ballot Question 2 … Continue reading MEDIA ADVISORY(Mass) – Forum and Discussion of Ballot Question 2 at Boston Public Library Oct. 3, 2 pm to 4 pm with NDY CEO Diane Coleman
Yesterday – August 16th, Tony Nicklinson got an answer to his request to Britain’s High Court – to overturn the existing ban on euthanasia and allow his doctor to kill him with legal immunity when he requests it. I wrote about Nicklinson a little over a month ago and little has changed regarding what I … Continue reading UK: ‘Locked-In’ Tony Nicklinson Loses Court Bid for Euthanasia; Second Thoughts and NDY in Coverage
On July 11, the online publication Solutions, “a project of the Buechner Institute for Governance at the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver,” included an article by Diane Carman entitled “Doctors, patient challenge New Mexico’s assisted suicide ban.” The New Mexico court case was brought by Compassion and Choices attorney Kathryn … Continue reading NDY quoted in article on New Mexico assisted suicide case
Editor’s note: Diane’s plenary remarks included the use of PowerPoint slides. I don’t have access to these, but have included links in cases where people might want more information and/or verification.) Plenary Remarks at ACPEL Conference – May 31, 2012 I’d like to begin by presenting a CASE STUDY. It’s a true story, as told … Continue reading Diane Coleman’s Plenary Remarks at Adv. Care Planning and ‘End of Life’ Conference on May 31
