NDY – Coleman Testimony Opposing New Jersey Assisted Suicide Bill A1504

…ps://dredf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Hendin-Foley-Michigan-Law-Review.pdf [3]http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Documents/year20.pdf [4] https://dredf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Oregon-DHS.pdf [5]http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Documents/year20.pdf [6] https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/11/diabetics-eligible-ph…

Lisa Blumberg: Assisted Suicide California Style

July 8, 2019"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, california, Lisa Blumberg, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, California, death with dignity, Lisa BlumbergDiane Coleman

…es.com/2019/04/25/obituaries/john-lheureux-dead.html https://www.newyorker.com/books/this-week-in-fiction/john-lheureux-05-06-19 https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2019/05/01/and-thus-suicide-began-prolific-author-john-heureux-wrote-his-final-essay-death-and-dignity/m4yqp88Bfb7RqSc1bFX0cM/story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/obituaries/john-lheureux-dead.html https://www.newyorker.com/books/this-week-in-fiction/john-lheureux-05-…

Cathy Ludlum Testifies – “Many people are hanging on by a thread.”

February 23, 2022"death with dignity", access to health care, aid in dying, assisted suicide, Cathy Ludlum, Connecticut, end-of-life options bills, healthcare rationing, long term services and supports, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, quality of life judgments, Second Thoughts Connecticut, Testimonyassisted suicide, Cathy Ludlum, Connecticut, medical aid in dying, Second Thoughts Connectcut, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…ty and assisted by the healthcare system to die? Every year when this bill comes up, I testify against it. I stand before you as a competent, creative, and successful professional who has a good life while experiencing a high level of disability. Not this year. The shortage of direct care workers (whether you call them personal assistants, PCAs, or home health aides) has reached a point where lives hang in the balance, including mine. Yes, I am ta…

Marilyn Golden’s Testimony, Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing SB 128

…nd Tribune, July 10, 2007, accessed March 15, 2015, http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id=89126. Margaret Dore, Elder law attorney, in writings such as “What Do We Advise Our Clients?,” King County Bar Association, May 2009 Bar Bulletin, available at http://dredf.org/assisted_suicide/What-Do-We-Advise-Our-Clients.pdf. Dawn Parkot’s letter, December 17, 2014: www.second-thoughts.org/main.legislative_efforts.dawn_parkot_letter_to_n…

The Opioid Crisis the News Isn’t Talking About

February 21, 2018Our News & Commentary Blog, public commentChronic pain, Opioid CrisisDiane Coleman

…ay opioid crackdown is hurting them (Chicago Tribune, June 5, 2017) http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-opioid-patients-backlash-met-20170603-story.html [10] Kelly K. Daneen, et al., Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Can Physicians Prescribe Opioids to Treat Pain Adequately While Avoiding Legal Sanction? (Am J Law Med 2016)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494184/ [11] Nobel M, et al., Opioids for long-term treatment of n…