Category Archives: euthanasia

Today on Deathstyles of the Rich and Abled: Costs Illustrated Magazine

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By INGRID TISCHER Welcome to the world of Champagne lifetimes and caviar deaths! I’m Robbin’ Leech, your guide to the deathstyle media titans that are teaching us how the fabulously wealthy celebrate the moments of their end-of-lives. Today I’ll be sharing two sumptuous images from Costs Illustrated magazine and then dazzling you with one glorious … Continue reading Today on Deathstyles of the Rich and Abled: Costs Illustrated Magazine →

U.N. Experts Say Disability Is Not A Reason To Sanction Medically Assisted Dying

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In recognition of the December 3rd International Day of Disabled Persons, NDY posts the following statements by United Nations experts contained in a press release issued earlier this year. Disability is not a reason to sanction medically assisted dying – UN experts GENEVA (25 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today expressed alarm at … Continue reading U.N. Experts Say Disability Is Not A Reason To Sanction Medically Assisted Dying →

NDY Board Member Amy Hasbrouck Quoted Extensively in The Epoch Times

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In a November 14th article in The Epoch Times entitled ‘Death Is Becoming an Industry’: Euthanasia Opponents Bemoan Rise in Medically Assisted Deaths in Canada, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Executive Director Alex Schadenberg discussed the growing momentum of euthanasia in Canada. The article by Lee Harding included the following extensive quotes from NDY Board member Amy Hasbrouck … Continue reading NDY Board Member Amy Hasbrouck Quoted Extensively in The Epoch Times →

Euthanasia Bill Targeting Disabled People Passed By Portuguese Parliament

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News of the Portuguese parliament’s passage of a euthanasia bill was included in the November 6th Medical Futility Blog, mentioning that new language was deemed more precise than a previous version that had failed constitutional standards. Interestingly, the blog did not reveal the actual content of the new bill and linked only to a non-English … Continue reading Euthanasia Bill Targeting Disabled People Passed By Portuguese Parliament →

Does the ADA Require Euthanasia As A Reasonable Accommodation? – More on the CA Court Case

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On September 2nd, NDY was part of a disability release responding to a federal court case in the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs in the case argue that the ADA requires active euthanasia as a reasonable accommodation for some people to use the state’s assisted suicide law (End of Life Options Act, EOLOA). Their complaint … Continue reading Does the ADA Require Euthanasia As A Reasonable Accommodation? – More on the CA Court Case →