Category Archives: suicide prevention

NDY Comment on Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association’s Statement on “MAiD”

July 5, 2024aid in dying, assisted suicide, health disparities, hospice, ira byock, Lisa Blumberg, long term services and supports, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blog, palliative care, public comment, suicide preventionassisted suicide, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, medical aid in dying, medical discrimination, public comment, Section 504Diane Coleman

Not Dead Yet Comment on HPNA’s Statement on “Medical Aid in Dying” July 5, 2024 Not Dead Yet is a national disability rights organization focused on combatting disability based healthcare discrimination, particularly in the context of advanced or terminal illness. We are extremely disappointed that HPNA [Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association] would consider adopting a … Continue reading NDY Comment on Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association’s Statement on “MAiD” →

Lisa Blumberg: Whether Suicide Can Be Rational Is the Wrong Question

May 14, 2024ageism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, bioethics, Lisa Blumberg, Our News & Commentary Blog, psychiatry, quality of life judgments, suicide preventionassisted suicide, Lisa Blumberg, suicide preventionDiane Coleman

In the article “Rational Suicide in Later Life: A Systematic Review of the Literature” in the National Library of Medicine, the authors reviewed 23 studies on “rational suicide” with the stated aim of better understanding the concept of rational suicide in older adults. The piece defines rational suicide as “a sane, well-thought-out and fairly stable … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: Whether Suicide Can Be Rational Is the Wrong Question →

New 504 Rule Prohibits Discrimination in Suicide Prevention Services, Bars QALYs

May 3, 2024ableism, assisted suicide, HHS, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, public comment, qaly, Quality Adjusted Life Years, quality of life judgments, suicide preventionPartnership to Improve Patient Care, QALYs, Section 504, suicide preventionDiane Coleman

Last November, NDY filed a Public Comment on HHS/OCR Proposed Section 504 Healthcare Regulations. This week, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the finalization of the new regulationprohibiting disability discrimination in healthcare under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. While the primary focus of our public comment was the denial of life-sustaining healthcare … Continue reading New 504 Rule Prohibits Discrimination in Suicide Prevention Services, Bars QALYs →

Jules Good: Disabled need help living, not help dying

March 1, 2024Anorexia Nervosa, assisted suicide, depression, Jules Good, mental health, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blog, suicide preventionableism, assisted suicide, Jules Good, suicide preventionDiane Coleman

[Jules Good’s op-ed below was published Feb. 27th in the New Hampshire Union Leader.] Disabled need help living, not help dying AS NEW HAMPSHIRE considers legalizing assisted suicide, also referred to as medical aid in dying (MAID), I would like to draw attention to the potential impacts this bill could have on disabled and other … Continue reading Jules Good: Disabled need help living, not help dying →

The Washington Post Opposes the Expansion of Canada’s Euthanasia Law to Psychiatric Survivors

February 23, 2024assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Lisa Blumberg, mental health, Our News & Commentary Blog, psychiatric survivors, suicide preventionassisted suicide expansion, Canada, euthanasia, MAID, psychiatric survivorsDiane Coleman

By Lisa Blumberg The broadening of eligibility under the Canada’s euthanasia law to include people who are deemed to suffer from “untreatable mental illnesses” has been delayed once again. The expansion had been scheduled to take effect in March. According to the New York Times, the postponement occurred because a parliamentary committee concluded that there … Continue reading The Washington Post Opposes the Expansion of Canada’s Euthanasia Law to Psychiatric Survivors →