Category Archives: New York

The Tragedy of Eileen Mihich: A Woman with Mental Illness Abandoned by the System into the Waiting Jaws of Assisted Suicide.

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Eileen Mihich deserved better. Aging With Dignity has put out a powerful, short film that further dispels the disingenuous claims by ableist proponents of assisted suicide laws that there has never been a single instance in which safeguards have failed. To the assisted suicide proponent question: Where is the evidence of abuse, coercion and error? … Continue reading The Tragedy of Eileen Mihich: A Woman with Mental Illness Abandoned by the System into the Waiting Jaws of Assisted Suicide. →

Start Spreading the News: New York Governor Must Veto S 138

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What Governor Hochul does with the assisted suicide bill that the NY Senate passed this past Monday will speak volumes about how in-tune she is with the progressive international disability rights movement — and more importantly, with New Yorkers who reject the idea that suicide is rational, just because a person has a disability.   … Continue reading Start Spreading the News: New York Governor Must Veto S 138 →

The New York Bar Assn. and Medical Society Ignore Dangers of Legalized Assisted Suicide

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By Lisa Blumberg The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) adopted a resolution in 2023 that supports the provisions of the assisted suicide bill before the legislature. This position is based on a report by its Task Force on Medical Aid in Dying. The report is extensive but seems more of defense of assisted suicide … Continue reading The New York Bar Assn. and Medical Society Ignore Dangers of Legalized Assisted Suicide →

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

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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

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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 →