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Virginia: Easing Standards for Declaration of Brain Death – and Increasing Errors

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I’ve been intending to write something about the complicated relationship between statutes governing brain death and the actual protocols used to determine when someone is brain dead. That will have to wait for another time. Right now, it looks like the state of Virginia is poised to streamline the requirements for declaring a patient “brain … Continue reading Virginia: Easing Standards for Declaration of Brain Death – and Increasing Errors →

New Hampshire: House Judiciary Committee Votes Against Assisted Suicide Bill

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Some good news from New Hampshire: A bill to legalize assisted suicide in New Hampshire lost key backing yesterday from a legislative committee when both supporters and opponents joined forces to reject it. The House Judiciary Committee voted 14-3 against the bill that would let terminally ill patients over age 18 obtain lethal prescriptions, with … Continue reading New Hampshire: House Judiciary Committee Votes Against Assisted Suicide Bill →

What Other Bloggers Are Saying: Turner & Kowalski on Suicide Prevention Week and Day In Washington on the Baucus Bill

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As often as possible, we like to make it a point to share what other bloggers (especially in the disability community) are saying about NDY-related topics. Our friends at Turner & Kowalski are saying that Suicide Prevention Week Failed Bigtime and invite you to explore the Disability Implicit Association Test. Day Al-Mohamed offers a “Quick … Continue reading What Other Bloggers Are Saying: Turner & Kowalski on Suicide Prevention Week and Day In Washington on the Baucus Bill →

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 →