…he resources they need to Live On. From CDR’s press release: Live On is an online campaign aimed at encouraging people with newly acquired disabilities, progressive disabilities, or young disabled people who might be more susceptible to bullying and suicidal ideation, to consider the value of their life as a disabled person. Many times, people in these situations receive strong messages from society that their life is not worth living. Since disab…
…active euthanasia. [1] https://dredf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Revised-OR-WA-Abuses.pdf [2] https://dredf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Hendin-Foley-Michigan-Law-Review.pdf [3] https://public.health.oregon.gov/ProviderPartnerResources/EvaluationResearch/DeathwithDignityAct/Pages/ar-index.aspx [4] https://dredf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Oregon-DHS.pdf [5] https://public.health.oregon.gov/ProviderPartnerResources/EvaluationResearch/Deathw…
Contacts: Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 Marilyn Golden 510-549-9339 To be released on the occasion of the House Committee markup of a Disapproval Resolution on the District of Columbia assisted suicide bill For Immediate Release: We, as disability rights organizations, oppose the legalization of assisted suicide, which is a dangerous and harmful public policy. We also support the continuation of the Affordable Care Act and everything it does to prov…
…thing in Will’s life to be as wonderful as could be—except for that quality-of-life-killing disability. Moyes has Will tell Louisa at the end of the book that his death will free her. “I don’t want you to be tied to me, to my hospital appointments, to the restrictions on my life. I don’t want you to miss out on all the things that someone else could give you.” Will’s death is presented as a sacrifice of sorts, a death that gives life. Will leaves…
…assisted suicide is, it is not about pain. In the Oregon reports under “End-Of-Life Concerns,” “inadequate pain control or concern about it” trails five other indicators at 25% of cases. Pain is a medical problem that palliative care can solve. As renowned palliative care expert Dr. Ira Byock has testified, If I thought lethal prescriptions were necessary to alleviate suffering, I would support them. In 34 years of practice, I have never abandoned…
