IN THE NEWS –

…ramento Bee, 3/25/15) Aid-in-dying bill passed by California Senate panel (Los Angeles Times, 3/25/15) From beyond grave, support for Monning’s end-of-life bill (Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/25/15) On third try, assisted suicide bill takes different tack (Yale Daily News, 3/25/15) How Brittany Maynard Became a ‘Death with Dignity’ Advocate (People, 3/24/15) “Pushing Limits” with Stephen Drake on DRLC (Transcript) (KPFA radio, 3/20/15) People tell storie…

NDY insta a USCIS a revertir las políticas que matan a niños inmigrantes enfermos y con discapacidad

…duos y familias vulnerables que enfrentan circunstancias convincentes, y a menudo potencialmente mortales. Muchos solicitantes de acción diferida son niños con afecciones médicas graves como cáncer, fibrosis quística y epilepsia. Estas políticas también se dirigen especialmente a los niños inmigrantes negros y mestizos. El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de EE. UU. (USCIS) es una agencia del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de EE. UU. Que a…

Update: “Live-Streamed” Assisted Suicide A Hoax

…s just a publicity stunt. I’m not sure, in terms of average traffic to the site, if 150,000 is an impressive result or not. Let’s hope it’s less than Mr. David was hoping for. He could always give it a try again – and for real this time. Would it go over well with the BattleCam audience? I only watched a “video tour” of the site. That short video featured a young guy setting his hair on fire, apparently winning a 500 dollar “prize” for doing so. A…

The Wreckage Suicide “Helpers” Leave Behind – A letter from a bereaved family member

…t her guts up from a web site and book called “The Final Exit”! She also visited a site called “Ashers”. They all convinced her that she could take her life painlessly, and she did! The site told her verbatim, what to drink, what to eat, what meds to take, the position to sit in to avoid leaving a big mess, and finally, how to “hook” herself up to the tanks. She was a brilliant girl, and followed those rules to the finest of detail! The Officer th…

National Day of Mourning March 1st

…lities. This would not be possible without the vital work of our volunteer site coordinators. Click here to learn about what site coordinators do, or to sign up to lead a vigil. For the last six years, ASAN, ADAPT, Not Dead Yet, the National Council on Independent Living, the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, the American Association of People with Disabilities, and other disability rights organizations have come together to send a clear…