…to End of Life Options” Massachusetts Committee on Public Health October 1, 2021 Diane Coleman I am submitting testimony as a person with an advanced neuromuscular condition. I’m also the founder and President of Not Dead Yet, a national disability rights group that opposes legalization of assisted suicide. I have personal experience with the uncertainty of terminal predictions by doctors, as well as the risks of assisted suicide laws for people w…
…criminates against them April 27, 2023 5:12 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Online article Link Joseph Shapiro [Note: To listen to NPR’s 3 minute audio, go HERE. Transcript from NPR is below.] MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Disability groups are challenging a California law that allows terminally ill people to get drugs to end their lives. The groups say that people living with disabilities are at greater risk of being coerced into seeking those medications…
…ctors are Divided on Life and Death Issues by Lisa Blumberg Medscape is an online resource for healthcare professionals. It provides medical news and information and does surveys on current issues. (1) Its 2022 survey of 4100 U.S. doctors on “Right and Wrong in Medicine: Life, Death and Wrenching Choices” (2) indicates how divided doctors are on so-called life or death issues. I found aspects of the survey lacking in nuance and social context. For…
…lp us continue the fight for our lives. Not Dead Yet Annual Report: October 2021 – September 2022 The Center for Disability Rights continued to extend administrative support and sponsorship to Not Dead Yet (NDY), a national disability rights group founded in 1996 and headquartered in Rochester, New York since 2008. NDY is governed by a national Board of Directorsand employs five full- or part-time staff members, a President/CEO, Assistant Director…
…zabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Bill Judiciary Committee February 13, 2021 I am submitting testimony as a person with an advanced neuromuscular condition. I’m also the founder and President of Not Dead Yet, a national disability rights group that opposes legalization of assisted suicide. I have personal experience with the uncertainty of terminal predictions by doctors, as well as the risks of assisted suicide laws for people who use breat…
