NDY – Coleman Testimony Opposing New Jersey Assisted Suicide Bill A1504

…e concern that the risks of mistake, coercion and abuse are too great. Well-informed legislators on both sides of the aisle should vote against assisted suicide bill. Please vote NO on A1504. [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]http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Doc…

Testimony of Diane Coleman, JD, President/CEO of Not Dead Yet Opposing Hawaii HB 2739

…e concern that the risks of mistake, coercion and abuse are too great. Well-informed legislators on both sides of the aisle should vote against assisted suicide bill. Please vote NO on HB 2739. [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]http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/D…

Not Dead Yet Testimony Opposing Hawaii Assisted Suicide Bill HB 2739

February 27, 2018"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, dredf, elder abuse, hawaii, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimonyaid in dying, assisted suicide, Hawaii, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…e concern that the risks of mistake, coercion and abuse are too great. Well-informed legislators on both sides of the aisle should vote against assisted suicide bill. Please vote NO on HB 2739. [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]http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/D…

DREDF Testimony by Marilyn Golden, Senate Health Committee 3-25-2015 re SB 128

…egon state agency responsible for the assisted suicide law never even noticed. And, Good faith. While it creates two new felonies, the bill would also protect anyone who acts in, quote, “good faith.” It is virtually impossible to disprove an allegation of one’s own good faith, making all other safeguards effectively unenforceable. Oregon model is characterized by the lack of oversight or monitoring; and by secrecy, not transparency The minimal p…

Diane Coleman: What the COVID Crisis Tells Us About the Dangers of Assisted Suicide

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…entional homicide. The pandemic has demonstrated that such trust is misplaced. Media Coverage of Discriminatory Denial of COVID Treatment A recent article in The Hill (Is Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide law affecting disabled COVID-19 patients?,12/25/2020) considered the possibility of a link between “Oregon’s decades-old physician-assisted suicide (PAS) law and recent efforts to deny life-saving care to COVID-19 patients with disabilities.” N…