…s Consultation Service https://www.acamaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ethics-Consultation-Anorexia-Nervosa-9-3-21.pdf 4 Fabian Stahle, “Oregon Health Authority Reveals Hidden Problems with the Oregon Assisted Suicide Model” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xOZfLFrvuQcazZfFudEncpzp2b18NrUo/view 5 “Diabetics Eligible for Physician Assisted Suicide Oregon, ” The Washington Times https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/11/diabetics-eligible-…
…to consent or self-administration at the time of ingestion of the lethal drugs.17 If the drugs were, in some cases, administered by others without consent, no one would know. Finally, the definition of “capacity” in most assisted suicide laws and bills provides for the patient to communicate through a person “familiar with a patient’s manner of communicating.”18 Doctors often speak with caregivers rather than disabled individuals, such as people…
…suicide, witness the request, pick up the lethal dose, and even give the drug — no independent witnesses are required at the death, so who would know? 3. Terminal diagnoses and prognoses are too often wrong, leading people to lose good years of their lives. And many people with chronic conditions and disabilities can become “terminal” simply by refusing or being denied coverage for essential medications or treatments like insulin or dialysis. Thi…
…policies will cause substantial harms before CMS has time to finalize the rule – harms that could have been avoided had CMS solicited public comments, like ours, before the rule went into effect. Conclusion Disabled people require more HCBS, not less. We require the ability to meet our costs of living. We require coverage of the COVID-19 vaccination. The proposed changes to the Medicaid program would result in more people will be admitted to or r…
…’t mean options for the end-of-life but “the end [pause] of life-options.” Ruthie Poole’s Testimony Those of us in M-POWER know that depression is insidious in how it affects thinking. Against the new provision, we know that depression does impair judgment. As a therapist once told me, depression does not cause black and white thinking; it causes black and blacker thinking. Absolute hopelessness and seeing no way out are common feelings for those…
