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Not Dead Yet Files Delaware Lawsuit To Overturn Assisted Suicide Law

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Not Dead Yet is proud to join Sean Curran and five other organizational plaintiffs (Delaware ADAPT, Freedom Center for Independent Living, United Spinal Association, National Council on Independent Living, Institute for Patients’ Rights) in a lawsuit against health agencies in Delaware and their use of the End of Life Options Act (EOLOA). Not Dead Yet … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Files Delaware Lawsuit To Overturn Assisted Suicide Law →

NDY & 18 Other Disability Groups Join DREDF Amicus Brief in Assisted Suicide Case

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DREDF has just announced the filing of a friend-of-the-court (“amicus”) brief in a Massachusetts assisted suicide case. Since 1996, NDY has organized numerous amicus briefs in assisted suicide cases, some of which are posted on our website HERE. DREDF has joined several of these briefs, but this is the first time DREDF has also served … Continue reading NDY & 18 Other Disability Groups Join DREDF Amicus Brief in Assisted Suicide Case →

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 →

NY Lawsuit Claims Organ Donor Network Engaged in ‘Shameful Practices,’ Pressuring Staff and Families

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There’s a potentially explosive lawsuit that’s gotten limited coverage so far.  As near as I can tell, the first story on it was published in the New York Post on September 26 of this year.  Here’s an excerpt from the news story in the Post: The New York Organ Donor Network pressured hospital staffers to … Continue reading NY Lawsuit Claims Organ Donor Network Engaged in ‘Shameful Practices,’ Pressuring Staff and Families →

Final Exit Network (FEN) in Court – Say Charges Violate “Free Speech”

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Anyone who has followed the Final Exit Network (FEN) since the news broke out about the arrests of members in Georgia and Arizona has to have noticed that the group has changed its tune about just what its mission is, and just what kind of “help” they give to people who commit suicide. A lawyer … Continue reading Final Exit Network (FEN) in Court – Say Charges Violate “Free Speech” →