…risk of abuse and neglect among people who rely on others for help with day-to-day tasks, this is simply unacceptable. People with significant disabilities, including people with life-threatening diagnoses, should not have to die in order to have dignity. Instead, they need access to the things that help them make the most of their remaining time: quality palliative care, respectful in-home supports, counseling, and assistive technology to maximiz…
…ons NM Const., art. II, § 4………………………………………………………………………. 2 NMSA 1978, § 30-2-4………………………………………………………………………. 1 Oregon Death With Dignity Act, ORS 127.865……………………………………….. 23 Washington Death With Dignity Act, RCW 70.245………………………………….. 23 Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.…………………… 6, 10 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (a)(2)………………………………………………………………….. 10 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (a)(7)………………………………………………………………….. 18 42 U.S.C. § 12132……
…for the targets of so called “mercy killing” whose lives are seen as worth-less. This submission to the External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada will focus on the Panel’s “key issue” in Terms of Reference Section 3.2 (c): “Risks to individuals and society associated with physician-assisted dying.” We will discuss the evidence coming from Oregon, the earliest of the four U.S. states to legalize assisted suicide, and…
…bmitted 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 daughters of a woman in the hospital. They claimed that a third sister had decided to withhold tube feeding and flu…
…eople with disabilities in the context of what is often referred to as “end-of-life” care. First, we wish to express support for the comments submitted by the Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York. We also wish to submit the following additional comments pertaining to actions which should be defined as discriminatory under Section 92.101 (b). Background National Disability Rights Network Report On May 24, 2012, the National Disabilit…
