Category Archives: policy

New Hampshire: House Judiciary Committee Votes Against Assisted Suicide Bill

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Some good news from New Hampshire: A bill to legalize assisted suicide in New Hampshire lost key backing yesterday from a legislative committee when both supporters and opponents joined forces to reject it. The House Judiciary Committee voted 14-3 against the bill that would let terminally ill patients over age 18 obtain lethal prescriptions, with … Continue reading New Hampshire: House Judiciary Committee Votes Against Assisted Suicide Bill →

New Ad from FRC Seems to Say Old People Shouldn’t Get Expensive Operations

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My reactions to what passes for a “health care” discussion in the US kind of vacillates – between eye-rolling and outright gagging. The ad below evokes both reactions. It’s the latest from the Family Research Council, defenders of “family values” and who claim to respect and value human life. In the clip below, however, is … Continue reading New Ad from FRC Seems to Say Old People Shouldn’t Get Expensive Operations →

New Blog from Steve Gold: First Entry is a “Modest Proposal” on Health Care Reform

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Steve Gold is a long time friend, ally and warrior in the disability rights movement. Of special interest to NDYers is that Steve was the primary author and Counsel of Record on the NDY amicus brief in the 1996 Supreme Court cases examining assisted suicide as a “constitutional right.” Steve has written and filed other … Continue reading New Blog from Steve Gold: First Entry is a “Modest Proposal” on Health Care Reform →

What Other Bloggers Are Saying: Turner & Kowalski on Suicide Prevention Week and Day In Washington on the Baucus Bill

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As often as possible, we like to make it a point to share what other bloggers (especially in the disability community) are saying about NDY-related topics. Our friends at Turner & Kowalski are saying that Suicide Prevention Week Failed Bigtime and invite you to explore the Disability Implicit Association Test. Day Al-Mohamed offers a “Quick … Continue reading What Other Bloggers Are Saying: Turner & Kowalski on Suicide Prevention Week and Day In Washington on the Baucus Bill →

Peter Singer in NY Times Magazine: Disability Community Responds!

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Today, a letter has been sent out via postal mail to Gerald Marzoratti, Editor of the New York Times Magazine. The letter conveys complaints about the content of the magazine’s recent essay, “Why Must Ration Health Care,” which offers up people with disabilities as sacrifices in the efforts to rein in health care costs. The … Continue reading Peter Singer in NY Times Magazine: Disability Community Responds! →