…ve care that does not burden family and caregivers, care that includes mental health support for feelings of demoralization and depression. Finally, opponents of assisted suicide have long warned against the incrementalist strategy of proponents to expand the reach of Oregon-style laws. We don’t need to cite the example set by countries like Belgium and the Netherlands (euthanasia for depression, fear of blindness, even tinnitus, not to mention…
…ed under program guidelines. Americans place tremendous value on individual, autonomous choice, whereas public health policy makers must recognize the social realities that affect people’s health and healthcare decision-making. When people become ill and dependent, their desire to live or die is directly impacted by the level of support they receive. Of course this is true! Oregonian Kathryn Judson wrote of bringing her seriously ill husband t…
…ed under program guidelines. Americans place tremendous value on individual, autonomous choice, whereas public health policy makers must recognize the social realities that affect people’s health and healthcare decision-making. When people become ill and dependent, their desire to live or die is directly impacted by the level of support they receive. Of course this is true! Oregonian Kathryn Judson wrote of bringing her seriously ill husband t…
…k to, write to, message, Facebook every like-minded person you know, ESPECIALLY CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS, and ask them to do likewise. 2. Telephone Governor Jerry Brown’s office at 916-445-2841. Say something short like “For old, ill, and disabled people, please veto the assisted suicide bill.” Or say “For misdiagnosed people.” Or people without insurance. Suicidal people. Young bullied people. People of color. People abused by family and caregivers….
…propriate action by public or private decision-makers, agencies, governmental or quasi governmental bodies, and joining in policy letters with other disability rights organizations. Read more about our Policy Work. Non-violent direct action Not Dead Yet activists engage in direct action to bring public attention to the struggle to stop legalization of assisted suicide, involuntary denial of life sustaining treatment and to advocate for equal prote…
