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Organizational Letter to George Clooney On Movie Romanticizing Assisted Suicide of Disabled

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Dear Mr. Clooney, We, the undersigned national disability rights organizations, urge you to use your platform to advance disability justice and to defend the rights of people with disabilities against the inherent discrimination and dangers of assisted suicide legislation. For the reasons set forth below, we urge you to reconsider the impact of your involvement. … Continue reading Organizational Letter to George Clooney On Movie Romanticizing Assisted Suicide of Disabled →

Disability Rights Coalition Challenges Discriminatory Sections of Canada’s Assisted Dying Law in Court

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[Belatedly sharing good news from Inclusion Canada] PRESS RELEASE: Disability Rights Coalition Challenges Discriminatory Sections of Canada’s Assisted Dying Law in Court September 26, 2024, 10:30 a.m. ET TORONTO, ON – A coalition of disability rights organizations and two personally affected individuals have filed a Charter challenge with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. They … Continue reading Disability Rights Coalition Challenges Discriminatory Sections of Canada’s Assisted Dying Law in Court →

NDY Joins in Statement Against Assisted Suicide for Eating Disorders

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Today, Not Dead Yet joins in solidarity with over 100 other organizations and experts to release a joint statement calling on governments to halt the practice of assisted suicide for individuals with eating disorders. This statement is in response to a recent study revealing that at least sixty patients with eating disorders have been euthanized … Continue reading NDY Joins in Statement Against Assisted Suicide for Eating Disorders →

Ethicist Thaddeus Mason Pope Predicts Assisted Suicide Will Expand into Legalized Euthanasia Covered by Medicare

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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 →

The Washington Post Opposes the Expansion of Canada’s Euthanasia Law to Psychiatric Survivors

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By Lisa Blumberg The broadening of eligibility under the Canada’s euthanasia law to include people who are deemed to suffer from “untreatable mental illnesses” has been delayed once again. The expansion had been scheduled to take effect in March. According to the New York Times, the postponement occurred because a parliamentary committee concluded that there … Continue reading The Washington Post Opposes the Expansion of Canada’s Euthanasia Law to Psychiatric Survivors →