Testimony of CDR’s Kathryn Carroll, Esq. Opposing NY Assisted Suicide Bill A2383A

…of suicide prevention because they provide aid in living. We should be focused on dignifying peoples’ lives, rather than trying to dignify their deaths. Proponents claim that AB2383 is not targeting them, but only makes assisted suicide available to the “terminally ill.” While not every person with a disability is terminally ill, but every person who is terminally ill is, or will eventually become, a person with a disability. The suggestion that…

NDY Letter Supporting AMA Policy Against Assisted Suicide

…octor Shopping” section of article at http://dredf.org/public-policy/assisted-suicide/why-assisted-suicide-must-not-be-legalized/#marker45] The median duration of the doctor-patient relationship is 12 weeks according to the latest state report. The state does not interview doctors who said “no” to the person’s request, so we don’t know why so many people had to go doctor shopping at C&C. The prescribing doctors also fill out a final report after t…

Lisa Blumberg: Assisted Suicide California Style

July 8, 2019"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, california, Lisa Blumberg, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, California, death with dignity, Lisa BlumbergDiane Coleman

…a slowly progressive condition who like many people his age – he was 82 – used a walker and had some anxiety about the future. However, there is no clear mechanism in the law for enforcing the requirement that doctors determine that a person be in the end stage of an illness. It is sort of the honor system. There is also the requirement that a person’s request must not arise from the undue influence of another. However, the doctor must only ascer…

AMICUS BRIEF OF DISABILITY RIGHTS AMICI: NOT DEAD YET, ADAPT, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AUTISTIC SELF ADVOCACY NETWORK, DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND THE UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION

….S. 702 (1997)…………………………….. 9- 11, 13 Codes and Regulations NMSA 1978, ¶ 30-2-4……………………………………………………………………….. 1 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…………………………………………………………………………… 10 28 C.F.R. § 35.130(b)……………………………………………………………………… 10 Other Authorities American Medical Assoc…

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…ction and advocacy agency (use the directory at http://www.ndrn.org/en/ndrn-member-agencies.html) Keep a journal record of conversations with health care providers. Contact Not Dead Yet to learn about potential issues and resources. Contact disability advocates in your area: To find your nearest center for independent living, which is an advocacy and service organization run by people with disabilities, go to www.ncil.org. To find your nearest pro…