…olutely disgraceful that such vulnerable people should have been used here today.” (Emphasis added.) The row came as MSPs took detailed evidence on the bill. Pam Duncan, a board member of Inclusion Scotland, said; “I genuinely believe that as a parliament we have a responsibility to make life a better choice than death.” MacDonald reveals a type of contemptuous dismissal common among pro-euthanasia advocates in her framing the people with disabili…
…ivered) I must point out that many of our supporters are unable to be here today because the Commonwealth, cities and towns do not invest the resources to clear the sidewalks and curb cuts they own. Being stuck inside for days on end without relief is another way that disabled and older people get the message that we are not as valuable as other people. If we were as valued, the sidewalks would either be clear or the hearing would be postponed. Th…
From The Telegraph: In a submission to a consultation on relaxing the rules on assisted suicide – which ends today – a coaliton of five disabled groups, said that “to see suicide as the right solution is to abandon hope. Severely ill and terminally ill people do no deserve society to give up on them.” The group, which is lead by Baroness Campbell, accused others who were pushing for the change as “seeking to change the law by the back door by cre…
…protest” is a lie – either created by the Jason Jung, author of the piece – or by Singer or other Princeton officials interviewed. NDY does not promote violence. This has been forwarded to NDY attorneys. The author of the article and the Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper have also been notified via email. We are demanding an apology and retraction. We tried calling the Editor-in-Chief, but no one is answering the phone today and the voice mailbox i…
…atment to people with disabilities who want and need it. The common thread running through stories we hear is that our lives with disability are seen as less worth living, so much less that health care providers too often think that death is the correct course. They press this viewpoint on us, our families and sometimes even overrule us when we disagree. Futility policies are not a new thing, but there are indications that doctors have become incr…
