Category Archives: misrepresentation

Ableism and Social Engineering: If You Know, You Know: Rumour Has it, Euthanasia Proponent Uses “Nothing About Us Without Us!?”

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“Nothing about us without us” The above is a link to the Substack article published below, by Not Dead Yet (USA) Board of Directors Member and Executive Director of Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet (CAN), Amy Hasbrouck.   Get our words out of your mouth! Rumour has it that the head of Dying with Dignity, Helen … Continue reading Ableism and Social Engineering: If You Know, You Know: Rumour Has it, Euthanasia Proponent Uses “Nothing About Us Without Us!?” →

Bill Peace in Hastings Center Bioethics Forum: “Euthanasia in Belgium: The Untold Story”

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Bill Peace, who writes the Bad Cripple blog and is one of our new board members at Not Dead Yet, has a new commentary out in the Bioethics Forum at the Hastings Center website. Here’s an excerpt from the article: Belgian twins, Eddie and Marc Verbessem, were euthanized by lethal injection at Brussels University Hospital … Continue reading Bill Peace in Hastings Center Bioethics Forum: “Euthanasia in Belgium: The Untold Story” →

Dr. Oz Show – A Disabled FEN Member Doesn’t Like How He Was Treated, Either

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 I hope to have some first-hand accounts up by Monday next week from NDYers and other disability activists who went to the taping of the Dr. Oz show on assisted suicide.  While extensive edits have to be done on the show to shorten it to fit available air time, all reports so far say that … Continue reading Dr. Oz Show – A Disabled FEN Member Doesn’t Like How He Was Treated, Either →