Category Archives: MAID

Must Read: Disability rights opponents of assisted suicide are not a “vocal minority”

August 16, 2024ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, disability, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, disability rights, MAID, medical aid in dying, Meghan SchraderDiane Coleman

By Meghan Schrader* Over and over again assisted suicide proponents claim that disabled people who oppose assisted suicide are a “vocal minority.” For instance, American euthanasia advocate Thaddeus Mason Pope ridiculously wrote on X that “millions” of disabled people want the right to have “MAiD.” Well, it’s not true. Assisted suicide, even in its more … Continue reading Must Read: Disability rights opponents of assisted suicide are not a “vocal minority” →

NDY Comment on Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association’s Statement on “MAiD”

July 5, 2024aid in dying, assisted suicide, health disparities, hospice, ira byock, Lisa Blumberg, long term services and supports, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blog, palliative care, public comment, suicide preventionassisted suicide, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, medical aid in dying, medical discrimination, public comment, Section 504Diane Coleman

Not Dead Yet Comment on HPNA’s Statement on “Medical Aid in Dying” July 5, 2024 Not Dead Yet is a national disability rights organization focused on combatting disability based healthcare discrimination, particularly in the context of advanced or terminal illness. We are extremely disappointed that HPNA [Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association] would consider adopting a … Continue reading NDY Comment on Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association’s Statement on “MAiD” →

Anita Cameron’s Remarks Before the New York State Bar Association Task Force

December 28, 2023aid in dying, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, health disparities, MAID, medical discrimination, New York, Our News & Commentary Blog, racism, TestimonyAnita Cameron, assisted suicide, medical aid in dying, NY State Bar Assn.Diane Coleman

Anita Cameron’s Remarks Before the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Medical Aid in Dying November 17, 2023 Good morning. I’m Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach for Not Dead Yet, a national, grassroots disability organization opposed to medical discrimination, healthcare rationing, euthanasia and assisted suicide. Assisted suicide laws are dangerous because though … Continue reading Anita Cameron’s Remarks Before the New York State Bar Association Task Force →

NY Attorney Writes That NY Has A Financial Incentive To Legalize Assisted Suicide

December 14, 2023"death with dignity", ableism, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, ethics, euthanasia, healthcare rationing, MAID, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, assisted suicide expansion, euthanasia, medical aid in dyingDiane Coleman

By Lisa Blumberg The usual line of the organizations promoting the legalization of assisted suicide (or medical aid in dying (MAiD) as they like to call it) in New York and elsewhere is as follows: the sole reason for such laws is to prevent “end of life” suffering, that the laws only apply to people … Continue reading NY Attorney Writes That NY Has A Financial Incentive To Legalize Assisted Suicide →

Terri Hancharick: Being disabled doesn’t mean death is better than life

September 8, 2023aid in dying, assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, better dead than disabled, Delaware, MAID, op-ed, Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

Yesterday (Sept. 7) Delaware’s Daily State News published an opinion piece by the Chair of the State Council for Persons with Disabilities who is also the parent of a person with developmental disabilities. In the article, Terri Hancharick stated in part: Delaware’s assisted suicide bill is based on legislation in Oregon, where assisted suicide was … Continue reading Terri Hancharick: Being disabled doesn’t mean death is better than life →