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Prepare to Take Action: National Disability Leadership Alliance Calls for Real Medicaid Reform

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Prepare to Take Action: National Disability Leadership Alliance Calls for Real Medicaid Reform [Note:  Not Dead Yet is part of the National Disability Leadership Alliance.  We share a deep concern about proposed Medicaid cuts that threaten both home and community based services and other essential, life sustaining health care services.  This is a critical time … Continue reading Prepare to Take Action: National Disability Leadership Alliance Calls for Real Medicaid Reform →

NH: After Hearing on Assisted Suicide Bill, Sponsor Says Bill is “DOA”

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Yesterday, February 28th, the NH House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a “Death With Dignity” Bill.  The outcome was not to the sponsors’ liking. From the Union Leader: CONCORD – It should’ve been called the “Live Free or Die Free” bill, Rep. Charles Weed said of his bill to allow the terminally ill to … Continue reading NH: After Hearing on Assisted Suicide Bill, Sponsor Says Bill is “DOA” →

Montana Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Pro and Con Assisted Suicide Bills Will Be Webcast Feb 9, 2011

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Sorry to all for the short notice, but no sooner is a skirmish in the Hawaii battle won (as distinguished from the battle or the war, so we can’t get complacent0, but the Montana Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow (February 9) on two bills related to assisted suicide. Here’s a short summary … Continue reading Montana Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Pro and Con Assisted Suicide Bills Will Be Webcast Feb 9, 2011 →

Hawaii Senate Panel Votes to Hold Assisted Suicide Bill in Committee – No Broader Legislative Action Anticipated

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(Image above – Disability Rights Advocate/Activist Michael Tada testifying against Senate Bill 803, which would legalize assisted suicide in Hawaii.) From the Star Advertiser: After citing numerous examples of loved ones who outlived a doctor’s terminal diagnosis or of their own victory over suicidal depression, opponents of a proposal to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Hawaii … Continue reading Hawaii Senate Panel Votes to Hold Assisted Suicide Bill in Committee – No Broader Legislative Action Anticipated →

Hawaii Senate Panel to Debate and Hear Testimony on Assisted Suicide Bill Today

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Because of the time difference between New York and Hawaii, the Senate hearing on assisted suicide hasn’t begun yet.  Here is the news from Friday’s Star Advertiser: Hawaii would become the fourth state to legalize physician-assisted suicide under a proposal being brought back for debate in the Legislature for the first time in four years. … Continue reading Hawaii Senate Panel to Debate and Hear Testimony on Assisted Suicide Bill Today →