…ines for euthanasia. And of course I included the links to the Dutch govt. sites that spell out the actual guidelines. Since Friday, I have heard absolutely nothing from the Associated Press. Nothing. That isn’t unusual or unexpected – but they might as well take their noble statement of principles down if the principles don’t really mean anything in practice. Also on Friday, I contacted the editor of the Dutch News site. I received a gracious ema…
…n-making process designed to steer people away from receiving care. The website, found at www.theconversationproject.org, reads in part: You’ll see that this isn’t really about dying—it’s about figuring out how you want to live, till the very end. “What matters to me is _____.” Think about the things that are most important to you. What do you value most? What can you not imagine living without? Now finish this sentence: “What matters to me at the…
…website follow federal accessibility guidelines, which are outlined on the site’s Accessibility Statement page. The website is available at everybody.si.edu. Several Not Dead Yet artifacts are included in the online exhibit, something long planned by its curator, Katherine Ott, who also curated a physical exhibit of these artifacts over a decade ago. A note from Ms. Ott posted with the online exhibit states, “This exhibit physically existed in the…
…ple Against Cuts and Not Dead Yet Rally Against Assisted Dying (morningstaronline.com, 04/29/24) New York considers Medical Aid in Dying Act for ninth consecutive year (WAMC, 04/27/24) Advocates push back after Cardinal O’Malley denounces bill to permit physician-assisted suicide (Boston Globe, 04/16/24) Assisted suicide in Minnesota? Critics point to Canada as cautionary tale (Star Tribune, o4/12/24) California Bill Would Expand Assisted Suicide…
…formation about problems with legalization of assisted suicide, please see www.notdeadyet.org and www.montanansagainstassistedsuicide.org. Diane Coleman, President/CEO, Not Dead Yet, Rochester, New York (note – URL in text above is different than the one that originally appeared in the letter. The Elder Abuse Daily site seems to be defunct – sadly, organizations that concern themselves with reporting and preventing elder abuse have a harder time f…
