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Press Advisory: Assisted Suicide Laws Are Not Progressive

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 Albany on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.) We live with a profit driven healthcare … Continue reading Press Advisory: Assisted Suicide Laws Are Not Progressive

Media Advisory: Disability Rights Advocates Gather at SJC to Defend Disabled Lives

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Disability Rights Advocates Gather at SJC to Defend Disabled Lives Boston, MA – Thursday, October 13 at 12 PM, Second Thoughts MA: Disability Rights Advocates Against Assisted Suicide and Not Dead Yet will gather outside the Supreme Judicial Court at the John Adams Courthouse to remind the SJC and the public that the issue of … Continue reading Media Advisory: Disability Rights Advocates Gather at SJC to Defend Disabled Lives

Disability Activists Crash Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Conference

Last Wednesday, five disability rights advocates surprised assisted suicide proponents with some direct action in Albany, NY. They were Alex Thompson from the NY Assn. On Independent Living, Zach Garafalo from Center for Disability Rights (CDR), and Julie Farrar, Cliff Perez and Aaron Baier from the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley. The disability … Continue reading Disability Activists Crash Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Conference

NDY, DREDF and United Spinal Discuss Shavelson Euthanasia Case at Press Briefing

Disability advocacy organizations NDY, DREDF and United Spinal partnered with the Patients Rights Action Fund (PRAF) to hold a press briefing on the Shavelson v. CA Department of Health Care Services case heard on April 14 in the federal District Court of Northern California. Video of the press briefing is available on PRAF’s Facebook page … Continue reading NDY, DREDF and United Spinal Discuss Shavelson Euthanasia Case at Press Briefing

Not Dead Yet Joins National Call To Repair Or Replace Recalled Breathing Devices

Not Dead Yet Joins National Call To Repair Or Replace Recalled Breathing Devices [Rochester, NY, August 26, 2021] Today, Not Dead Yet joined in a letter from individuals who depend on recalled ventilators and other breathing devices manufactured by Philips Respironics, along with over two dozen disability organizations, demanding that Philips repair or replace the … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Joins National Call To Repair Or Replace Recalled Breathing Devices