Media Advisory: Acclaimed 2024 BBC Documentary “Better Off Dead?” To Be Screened Twice in Washington, D.C.

September 18, 2024AAPD, aid in dying, assisted suicide, BBC, better dead than disabled, Liz Carr, MAID, Not Dead Yet UK, Our News & Commentary Blog, Patients Rights Action Fund, United Kingdomassisted suicide, Liz Carr, media alert, Not Dead Yet UK, Patients Rights Action FundDiane Coleman

…s Center, US Capitol. HVC 201, 6 pm. Reps. Lou Correa (D-CA) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) will provide remarks. Wenstrup and Correa introduced a resolution “expressing the sense of Congress that assisted suicide puts everyone, including those most vulnerable, at risk of deadly harm.” This event is limited to Members of Congress, their staff, agency staff, and the press. Advanced registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/better-off-dead-a-doc…

D.C. Area Event: “Better Off Dead?” with Liz Carr – Film screening and panel discussion

September 11, 2024ableism, assisted suicide, BBC, better dead than disabled, Liz Carr, MAID, Not Dead Yet UK, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Better Off Dead?, Liz CarrDiane Coleman

…ed on a disability rights and social justice perspective, a perspective that Liz and others believe has been ignored by the media. Until now. This documentary is the culmination of over 15 years of activism; in 2012 Liz visited all the countries where assisted suicide was then legal for a two part BBC World Service radio documentary called, When Assisted Death is Legal. She wrote and performed in the sold out show, Assisted Suicide: The Musical an…

Hate Crime: A killing rampage targets disabled people

July 27, 2016euthanasia, homicide, Homicide / 'Mercy Killing', murder, Our News & Commentary BlogJapan, murder, UematsuDiane Coleman

…: The hand-written letter, which was obtained and released by the Mainichi newspaper, begins abruptly, with the writer saying he “is able to kill 470 disabled people” and a disclaimer that he realizes his threats defy common sense. Uematsu said he reached the conclusion that his plan to kill the disabled should be put “into action” and that “looking at the exhausted faces of the caretakers and the lifeless eyes of the employees of the caretaking f…

Release: In Honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Not Dead Yet Urges Elder Abuse Professionals to Speak Out Against Risks of Legalizing Assisted Suicide

June 15, 2013abuse, assisted suicide, elder abuse, margaret dore, Our News & Commentary Blog, Press ReleasesDiane Coleman

Rochester, NY (PRWEB) June 15, 2013 June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In honor of the day, Not Dead Yet, a national disability rights group, urges elder abuse professionals to speak out against legalization of assisted suicide. “Most states reject assisted suicide,” says Diane Coleman, Not Dead Yet’s President and CEO. “Assisted suicide is legal in just three states. Oregon and Washington enacted their laws in 1997 and 2008. Last month,…

Don’t Forget: Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

June 15, 2024abuse, ageism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, domestic violence, elder abuse, National Council On Aging, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, elder abuse, World Elder Abuse Awareness DayDiane Coleman

Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. According to the National Council On Aging: Approximately one in 10 Americans aged 60+ have experienced some form of elder abuse. Some estimates range as high as five million elders who are abused each year. One study estimated that only one in 24 cases of abuse are reported to authorities. … In almost 60% of elder abuse and neglect incidents, the perpetrator is a family member. Two thirds of perpetrators…