…g this bill talks about. Doctors report people choosing suicide because of loss of dignity, loss of autonomy, feeling like a burden, and loss of control of bodily functions. These reasons suggest a meaning of dignity that is fragile and easily lost through disability and dependence on others. The people acting on these views, proponents admit, tend to be wealthier, better educated, and people with a strong preference for control. This is presented…

…g this bill talks about. Doctors report people choosing suicide because of loss of dignity, loss of autonomy, and loss of control of bodily functions. These reasons suggest a meaning of dignity that is fragile and easily lost through disability and dependence on others. The people acting on these views, proponents admit, tend to be wealthier, better educated, and people with a strong preference for control. This is presented as a good thing. Assis…

…alized assisted suicide. Doctors report people choosing suicide because of loss of dignity, loss of autonomy, and loss of control of bodily functions. It is not about pain.   We disabled people have lives that frequently look like the lives of people requesting assisted suicide, but we reject as bizarre the notion that personal dignity is somehow squandered through physical dependence on others, or because we are not continent every hour of every…

…dividuals, possibly as many as 100%, are disabled. Three of these reasons (loss of autonomy, loss of dignity, feelings of being a burden) could be addressed by consumer-directed in-home long-term care services, but no disclosures about or provision of such services is required. Some of the reported reasons are clearly psycho-social and could be addressed by disability-competent professional and peer counselors, but this is not required either. Mor…