…fessor, I knew better. And so that’s an example I think of where inaction… RUSSERT: This is the young woman with the feeding tube… OBAMA: That’s exactly right. RUSSERT: … and the family disagreed as to whether it should be removed or not. OBAMA: And I think that’s an example of inaction, and sometimes that can be as costly as action. This wasn’t the first time that Obama brought this up. He made the same points, briefly, in an earlier debate. A la…
…e will become the only option low-income people can afford. > The cost of drugs for doctor-prescribed suicide is miniscule compared to the cost of providing treatment to make a patient more comfortable. This economic force of gravity is obvious and has already been experienced under our nation’s oldest assisted-suicide law in Oregon. > Not all families are supportive. Some patients will feel that they should request doctor-prescribed suicide so th…
…8-320-7100 ext. 2230 gberatan@cdrnys.org The New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide also issued a press release today….
Today, Not Dead Yet joins in solidarity with over 100 other organizations and experts to release a joint statement calling on governments to halt the practice of assisted suicide for individuals with eating disorders. This statement is in response to a recent study revealing that at least sixty patients with eating disorders have been euthanized or assisted in suicide in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United States. Alarmingly, a third of thes…
…the perspective of disability organizations and individuals who oppose it. Today, the Maryland House Health and Government Operations and Judiciary Committees are holding a joint legislative hearing on proposed physician-assisted suicide legislation – House Bill 399. The committees decided to allow all witnesses in favor of the bill to testify first, forcing opponents to wait . . . and wait. For disability advocates, who often face complicated hea…
