Yesterday, in spite of short notice and a long delay in the start of the hearing, disability advocates testified in opposition to a bill that would legalize assisted suicide in Massachusetts. Testifying in the video link from NECN are Denise Karuth and Karen Schneidermann, both long time disability advocates. John Norton, diagnosed with ALS (erroneously, I would guess) at age 15, also testified against the bill. We hope to have written versions of testimony – including some that was sent via fax or email – and post it here in the near future.
Our deepest thanks and appreciation to everyone who did what they could to make their voices heard on this bill with so little notice. –Stephen Drake