Category Archives: NY Alliance Against Assisted Suicide

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

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

NY Disability Activists Hold Counter-Presence At Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Event

Alex Thompson and Max Rodriguez from the NY Association on Independent Living and Center for Disability Rights, respectively, held a counter-presence with signs opposing the NY assisted suicide bill at a press conference conducted today by proponents of the bill. They spoke with several members of the press about the dangers the bill poses for … Continue reading NY Disability Activists Hold Counter-Presence At Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Event

Diane Coleman Letter Published in Buffalo News

Buffalo News published Diane Coleman’s letter (12/27/21) describing how “Assisted Suicide Puts Pressure On The Elderly And Disabled” – that’s the title that the NY Alliance Against Assisted Suicide correctly gave it. This letter is about the deadly mix between our profit-driven health care system and legalizing assisted suicide – will insurers do the right thing … Continue reading Diane Coleman Letter Published in Buffalo News

Stephanie Woodward Will Represent NDY and ADAPT at Albany Press Conference

Contact: Matille Thebolt: mthebolt@CRCPublicRelations.com or Emily Degnan: edegnan@crcpublicrelations.com 703-683-5004 ***Media Advisory*** Patient and Disability Rights Advocates Hold Press Conference to Warn of the Dangers of Assisted Suicide What:                      Patient and disability rights advocates will hold a news conference to warn of the dangers of legalized assisted suicide in their state. Assembly Bill A2694 and Senate … Continue reading Stephanie Woodward Will Represent NDY and ADAPT at Albany Press Conference

Media Advisory: Doctor-Prescribed Suicide Laws Are Bad Public Policy

NDY issued the Media Advisory below on the Monday morning, January 28, 2019. No coverage of the assisted suicide issue is fair and balanced without the perspective of New York disability organizations and individuals who oppose it. (Proponents of bills to legalize assisted suicide will be holding a press conference at the state capital in … Continue reading Media Advisory: Doctor-Prescribed Suicide Laws Are Bad Public Policy