Dorothy Livadas is Dead
The Democrat & Chronicle reports that Dorothy Livadas died after being removed from her ventilator today: Strong Memorial Hospital officials confirmed that Dorothy Livadas, the…
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Three Strikes and You’re Dead: Canada’s Euthanasia By Advance Request Sets in Motion
By Amy Hasbrouck This article was first published by Amy Hasbrouck on her Substack (tigerlily61) HERE. The Liberal government defeated the private members bill that would have prohibited MAiD…
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Dorothy Livadas Scheduled to Die Today
Yesterday, I received email from Ianthe Livadas. Ianthe was removed as her mother’s guardian in a dispute with Strong Memorial Hospital here in Rochester. This…
Dorothy Livadas Case Complex – and Hospital’s Misuse of Language Doesn’t Help
This entry is a little late. Others have been writing about the battle over the guardianship of Dorothy Livadas, a battle that has life and…
NDY is back — and in a new home
I am happy to let readers know that Not Dead Yet is alive and well. Our hiatus wasn’t due to any major crises or problems…
Delaware House Passes Nonbinding Resolution on Protecting People with Cognitive Disabilities from Medical Killing
Some bloggers and activists alerted us to a resolution passed by the House in the state of Delaware on June 30th. The resolution follows. After…
AP Story on Washington State Assisted Suicide Battle
The newest Associated Press story on the battle for and against the proposed assisted suicide law in Washington State continues a promising trend that showed…
Sad news – writer/speaker/lawyer/activist Harriet McBryde Johnson has passed away
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,…
New “futile care” promotion includes attack on ADA
I found an “interesting” article from the Kalamazoo Gazette, thanks to Bobby Schindler, who is doing some guest blogging for Wesley Smith while Wesley is…
Shoving us off the lifeboat in a pandemic
This alarming bit of “lifeboat ethics” public policy has reached my email through several sources: Who should doctors let die in a pandemic? CHICAGO –…
Disability Panelists Explain Opposition to Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide at Washington State University Event
Last night (April 23), three disability experts/activists/advocates addressed an audience of several hundred people at Washington State University (from the April 23 WSU Release): PULLMAN,…