On July 13, 2006, about 40 disability activists protested a bioethics conference in Albany, NY. The picture above shows 7 of the protesters (there were about 40 in total) who successfully invaded the conference, holding signs and chanting “Nothing About Us Without Us!” Here’s an excerpt from our flyer for the protest: Disability activists are […]
I’ve probably revisited the struggle over the life of Terri Schiavo in a backwards fashion. I – like other disability rights advocates and activists – have a good memory and were deeply involved in the efforts to stop the removal of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube. What that means is that our memory of the struggle […]
NDY was involved with the fight to prevent Terri Schiavo’s death for several years. In 2003, I submitted an op-ed to the LA Times that was accepted and published. It must have struck some kind of chord, because it ended up appearing in over 20 newspapers – in and out of the USA. The LA […]
I really didn’t want to write this kind of post, but with some of the building noise related to Terri Schiavo, it’s become pretty clear that silence isn’t an option. Wednesday, March 31st is the fifth anniversary of Terri Schiavo’s death. I already had something planned for the blog that was bound to make some […]
Most of our regular readers will know this already from other sources – I’ve been busy with other issues that have kept me offline for a couple of weeks. Last week, Robert Schindler passed away at the age of 71. Our thoughts are with the Schindler family and we are all saddened by their loss. […]
Last week, Diane Coleman and I attended and participated in the Second International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, put on by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC). We were optimistic about attending based on our experiences with Alex Schadenberg, E.D. of EPC. We attended an event of EPC last year in Winnipeg with members of […]
This morning, several emails alerted us to the death of Harriet McBryde Johnson. Harriet, whose voice, work and words touched people all over the world, passed away last night. Details are unknown – and to me, anyway – unimportant. What is important is that Harriet lived a life devoted to the pursuit of social justice […]
Nat Hentoff is a familiar name for those of us in the battles against euthanasia, assisted suicide, and infanticide. The comments Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made during the February 26th debate with Hillary Clinton caught Hentoff’s attention as well as ours. Writing in Jewish World Review, Hentoff writes: In none of the endless presidential […]
(Note: None of the following should be interpreted as an endorsement or rejection of any candidate. NDY does not endorse candidates for public office.) For those of you who missed it, the debate last night between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama led to a jarring and unpleasant reminder of just how insignificantly […]
