Category Archives: Massachusetts

Media Coverage and Links to testimony of ‘Second Thoughts’ members before MA legislative hearing on Assisted Suicide

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Sorry for the lag, but I’ve been working on offline issues for awhile. The first thing I want to share with NDY readers is some of the media coverage, testimony, and more info from the really strong group of Massachusetts disability activists who have joined together in a coalition named Second Thoughts. As mentioned in … Continue reading Media Coverage and Links to testimony of ‘Second Thoughts’ members before MA legislative hearing on Assisted Suicide →

RELEASE: Massachusetts Disability Rights Activists to Testify Against Assisted Suicide Initiative

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SECOND THOUGHTS People with Disabilities Opposing the Legalization of Assisted Suicide FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 6, 2012 CONTACTS John Kelly 617- 250-8918 Karen Schneiderman 617-338-6665, ext. 204   Disability Rights Group Second Thoughts to Testify against Assisted Suicide Initiative Disability rights activists from across Massachusetts will be speaking today before the Massachusetts legislature’s joint Judiciary … Continue reading RELEASE: Massachusetts Disability Rights Activists to Testify Against Assisted Suicide Initiative →

Massachusetts: John Kelly of Second Thoughts Interviewed on Boston Neighborhood Network

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On December 9, we shared the press release of the newly-formed Second Thoughts disability group in Massachusetts.  The group formed to oppose the Massachusetts assisted suicide initiative, which is being promoted by what is more or less the local branch of Compassion & Choices (aka “conflation & con jobs”). Second Thoughts is led by disability … Continue reading Massachusetts: John Kelly of Second Thoughts Interviewed on Boston Neighborhood Network →

RELEASE: Disability Rights Group Announces Opposition to Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Initiative

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RELEASE: Disability Rights Group Announces Opposition  to Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Initiative Boston, MA (PRWEB) December 09, 2011  On Thursday, December 8 at 12:30 p.m. at the Massachusetts State House, disability rights advocates, speaking as part of a new group they are calling Second Thoughts, publicly announced their opposition to a proposed assisted suicide 2012 ballot … Continue reading RELEASE: Disability Rights Group Announces Opposition to Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Initiative →

Massachusetts: Good News on Mass. Medical Society – Organization reaffirms opposition to assisted suicide

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As readers of this blog know, there is currently a drive in Massachusetts to put legalization of assisted suicide on the ballot next fall.  Naturally, there has been a lot of concern regarding diversity in a coalition opposing the legalization of assisted suicide in that state.  One source of concern has been whether or not … Continue reading Massachusetts: Good News on Mass. Medical Society – Organization reaffirms opposition to assisted suicide →