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Georgia Disability Activists to Attend Arguments at GA Supreme Court Hearing on Final Exit Network

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Today, Nov. 7, 2011, the Georgia Supreme Court will hear arguments on the challenge to Georgia’s assisted suicide law filed by members of the Final Exit Network.  The group claims that the law does not actually prohibit assisted suicide but does violate the First Amendment right to free speech. Three disability rights groups from Georgia … Continue reading Georgia Disability Activists to Attend Arguments at GA Supreme Court Hearing on Final Exit Network →

RELEASE: Disabililty Rights Activists from NDY and National Council on Disability Featured on Dr. Oz Assisted Suicide Show

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 Link: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8929655.htm Disability Rights Activists from Not Dead Yet and National Council on Disability Featured in Dr. Oz Segment on Assisted Suicide Members of Not Dead Yet and National Council on Disability were featured in a Dr. Oz segment on assisted suicide. Members expressed opposition to assisted suicide, but overall the segment was biased in … Continue reading RELEASE: Disabililty Rights Activists from NDY and National Council on Disability Featured on Dr. Oz Assisted Suicide Show →

PRESS RELEASE: NDY Activists React to News of Kevorkian’s Death

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For Immediate Release June 3, 2011 Contact: Stephen Drake, Research Analyst 585-697-1640; sndrake@aol.com Diane Coleman, President 708-420-0539; ndycoleman@aol.com Disability Activists React to News of Kevorkian’s Death Anti-euthanasia disability rights group formed in response to Kevorkian’s 1996 acquittal in deaths of two disabled women Challenge members of the media to get their facts straight. (Rochester, NY) … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: NDY Activists React to News of Kevorkian’s Death →

Final Exit Network Billboard “Improved” by Billboard Liberation Front

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(Note – The image above is of the Final Exit Network (FEN) billboard in San Francisco that says “My Life  My Death  My Choice.”  Below those words the old website address has been replaced by the web address for Phillip Morris, manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes and other tobacco products.) Some things are just too good … Continue reading Final Exit Network Billboard “Improved” by Billboard Liberation Front →