…Summary of NDY’s Statement is below. October 19 is the deadline for formal online submissions to the panel, but “Issue Book” submissions to the panel can be made until November 1st, by going to the panel’s web portal. Statement of Not Dead Yet (USA) to Canadian Panel on Carter Case Decision Executive Summary Not Dead Yet is a national, grassroots disability rights group that opposes legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia as deadly forms o…
…been extended to November 13. More information and a portal for submitting online comments is here. Not Dead Yet submitted two sets of comments, one addressing abuses in health care decision-making by surrogates and providers, the other addressing abuses in states that have legalized assisted suicide. NDY introduced lengthy comments on health care decision-making as follows: A couple of weeks ago, Not Dead Yet was contacted by two sisters who are…
November 9, 2015 Via online submission to www.regulations.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Attention: 1557 RFI (RIN 0945-AA02) Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 509F 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: 1557 NPRM (RIN 0945–AA02) Not Dead Yet is a national disability rights group, which advocates for non-discrimination against people with disabilities in the context of what is often referred…
…ere they or their organizations even mentioned in the Times Union article. Online photos featured people with obvious disabilities, but the article otherwise ignored them. And it’s not that the article ran out of space. The Times Union spent three paragraphs talking about a recent visit by an out-of-state proponent of legalizing assisted suicide. They even found space to mention someone in the room who didn’t speak: “Though no religious leaders sp…
…ave written numerous opinion pieces published in mainstream newspapers and online news outlets. Read more about our Op-Eds. Articles Numerous powerful and thoughtful articles by Not Dead Yet Board members, staff and volunteers have been published in both mainstream and disability media outlets on a wide range of topics related to the organization’s goals. Read moreabout our Articles . Blog Not Dead Yet publishes a blog to highlight news and provid…
