…el that we have to die to have dignity, that we have to die to be relieved of pain, or that we should die to stop burdening our families or society. The Draft Comment on this topic must be rejected. *** NDY’s full 16-page submission with references will be available on the Human Rights Committee website here, along with other submissions, including an excellent document by Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet Canada….
…19. 15 Case 1:20-cv-04819 Document 1 Filed 10/07/20 Page 16 of 28 PageID #: 16 107. In March and April of 2020, Diane Coleman wrote posts on the Not Dead Yet Blog about the ventilator reallocation provision of the Guidelines. 108. Due to the lack of a nondiscriminatory emergency preparedness plan, Not Dead Yet’s New York constituents who rely on personal ventilators would face the impossible choice between foregoing needed medical care or going to…
…against assisted suicide and euthanasia shores up the notion of limits in human relationships. It reflects the gravity with which we view the decision to take one’s own life or the life of another, and our reluctance to encourage or promote these decisions.’ New York Task Force 131-132” (id.). . . . . We find that, even giving plaintiffs the benefit of every reasonable inference, they have not presented sufficient allegations to suggest that the…
…o the document, with its contents included under the link: Oregon Dept. of Human Services Press Release (March 4, 2005) DHS news release March 4, 2005 Contact: Bonnie Widerburg (503) 731-4180 Program contact: Richard Leman (503) 731-4273 No authority to investigate Death with Dignity case, DHS says The Oregon Department of Human Services has no authority to investigate individual Death with Dignity cases, officials said Friday. The state law aut…
…is the longest-running national cross-disability, grassroots organization run by and for people with disabilities. Founded in 1982, NCIL represents thousands of organizations and individuals including: individuals with disabilities, Centers for Independent Living (CILs), Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs), and other organizations that advocate for the human and civil rights of people with disabilities throughout the United States. NCIL…
