Press Release: Disability Opposition to Assisted Suicide Bills Helped Secure Third Defeat In New England States This Session

March 31, 2014assisted suicide, Our News & Commentary Blog, press releaseassisted suicide, press releaseDiane Coleman

…outspoken opponents.” Disability rights opposition was also a focus in US News and World Report. Alongside quotes from Not Dead Yet’s Coleman and Kelly, Marilyn Golden of the California-based Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund was quoted regarding the Connecticut bill, saying “This does not promote patient choice. It invites coercion.” As Second Thoughts Connecticut leader Cathy Ludlum told the Yale Daily News, the bill “would basically…

Sad News: The Passing of Disability Rights Attorney Andres Gallegos

December 4, 2023ableism, better dead than disabled, futile care, health disparities, Jules Good, life-ending decisions, medical discrimination, Michael Hickson, Our News & Commentary BlogAndres Gallegos, denial of medical care, medical discrimination, Michael HicksonDiane Coleman

…ready to say goodbye to him, his legacy, his love, and his impact on this world will stand the test of time. We appreciate the love and support from the many who were inspired by Dad, and by those who loved and knew him. As a family we will be taking to time reflect and heal. We plan to hold a celebration of his life and his legacy in the next few months. If you would like to honor Andrés and help continue his life’s work of advocating for the di…

Updates on Amanda Baggs – Surgery is on for Today!

April 2, 2013Amanda Baggs, autistic activists, disability, disability activists, disability rights advocates, discrimination, medical bigotry, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, vermontStephen Drake

…’m sure to have missed. Stephen Kuusisto has “a disability meditation” out today as he (and all of us) wait for the outcome of the surgery. Kathleen Seidel went from her home in New Hampshire to the hospital to stay with Amanda for a couple of nights. And of course, the real reason all of these good things happened is because of Laura T. – Webmuskie – who emailed people all day Sunday to get everyone informed and ready to intervene in whatever way…

PBS Airs Frontline “The Suicide Plan” – Video Tape Exposes Final Exit Network’s Big Lie

November 14, 2012assisted suicide, final exit network, Frontline, Georgia, murder, Our News & Commentary Blog, zealotryStephen Drake

…of arrests of members of the Final Exit Network (FEN) in Georgia made the news in February, 2009 – there was a disturbing allegation in addition to assisting/facilitating the suicide of John Celmer, a man who had gone through tough cancer treatments, but was cancer-free at the time of his death. The following is an excerpt posted in the NDY blog taken from an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution – an article that is now only available thro…

In the news: Canada SC Case

October 17, 2014assisted suicide, blog recommendations, Canada, court cases, courts, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Canada, court cases, disability rights, media coverageStephen Drake

…“Assisted suicide debate masks disability prejudice.”: But when I tune in today to watch the webcast of the case, I shall be standing not with Dying with Dignity, but with millions of Canadians with disabilities and their families — ordinary Canadians who have laboured for decades to secure a vision of equality, dignity and liberty that includes us all. It’s that history that won the day in Canada’s internationally regarded Charter of Rights and…