…R, Organ Donation After Cardiac Death, N Engl J Med 357;3, p. 212, July 19, 2007.) It’s difficult to escape the conclusion that the 2012 proposal language has been manipulated to avoid flagging disability groups that represent people who are now classified as potential DCD candidates. At the same time, the language encourages institutions to tap into “currently unrealized donor potential” by notifying them of the eligibility of these same groups….

…eople with disabilities in the context of what is often referred to as “end-of-life” care. We support the comments submitted by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, but wish to add comments specific to the issues of health care decision making. Introduction 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 fluids fr…

…an incurable disease and were suffering a great deal of pain. [Views on End-of-Life Medical Treatments, November 21, 2013, http://www.pewforum.org/2013/11/21/views-on-end-of-life-medical-treatments/] The “Conversation Ready” project is focused on safety net providers. As such, the following Core Component is extremely deceptive and will incentivize “choosing” death over living with a disability. Identify care coordinators to work with community ba…