There’s been a lot written over the past week in response to the news of the double euthanasia of Marc and Eddy Verbessem, the 45-year-old twins who were deaf and losing their vision. So far, my favorite is from Craig Wallace, President of People with Disability Australia (PWDA). On January 21st, Ramp-Up, ABC Australia‘s site … Continue reading Australia – Great Essay: Looking at the Bigger Picture Regarding Euthanasia
On September 14, three representatives of the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA) met with the Health and Human Services (HHS) Division on Transplantation. Two major concerns were brought to the meeting. Kelly Buckland, the Executive Director of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), was one of the participants and NCIL published a brief report … Continue reading Disabilityscoop fails to get the real scoop – Disability, organ transplantation and the HHS
Today, July 10, the Montreal Gazette published an op-ed by Not Dead Yet board chair Amy Hasbrouck. This op-ed is a response to the British Columbia Supreme Court decision that created a broad ‘right’ to suicide assistance. See below for a link to this excellent essay, along with an excerpt: How about the right to … Continue reading Montreal Gazette: NDY Board Chair Amy Hasbrouck Responds to BC Supreme Court Endorsement of Assisted Suicide in Op-Ed
I’m happy to share updates on the apparent case of disability bias in a situation involving the denial of a transplant to girl with developmental disabilities, which we reported on earlier this month. First, I received this email message from the managers of wolfhirschhorn.org on January 26: Hello wolfhirschhorn.org followers:Over the course of the last … Continue reading Update on Philadelphia Transplant Denial to Girl with Developmental Disabilities
Rhonda Wiebe is on the NDY Board of Directors. Yesterday, The B.C. Catholic published an essay by Rhonda titled “Are we better off dead than disabled?” Here’s the beginning of her excellent piece – a piece that aims to inform sympathetic but otherwise uninformed allies about the most critical barriers and threats facing disabled people: … Continue reading Canada: NDY Board Member Rhonda Wiebe Writes About “Better Dead Than Disabled” in “The B.C. Catholic”
