…ay the reason they want medical aid in dying is because of their disability… So that’s a true statement, but I guess the key thing is that’s their judgment, right? Some people would say, ‘I find this condition intolerable.’ Other people won’t.” 7 REALITY: People with serious illnesses and terminal conditions are disabled Diagram showing that PEOPLE WITH TERMINAL CONDITIONS are a subset of PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 8 Reported Reasons for Assisted…
…entional homicide. The pandemic has demonstrated that such trust is misplaced. Media Coverage of Discriminatory Denial of COVID Treatment A recent article in The Hill (Is Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide law affecting disabled COVID-19 patients?,12/25/2020) considered the possibility of a link between “Oregon’s decades-old physician-assisted suicide (PAS) law and recent efforts to deny life-saving care to COVID-19 patients with disabilities.” N…
…will die within six months, are — or almost inevitably will become — disabled. Furthermore, virtually all so-called “end-of-life care” issues — access to competent health care, adequate pain relief, in-home personal care and flexible, consumer-directed supports, peer counseling, family support — have been disability rights issues for decades. The question we should ask is why do some people ask for assisted suicide and some doctors choose to provi…
…Justin Trudeau’s term (5), once assisted suicide and euthanasia is legalized. Into this milieu, the Canadian Virtual Hospice has produced a colorful, soothing activity book for kids ages six and up to help them cope with the euthanasia of someone they know. (6) Whether intentional or not, the book encourages the youngest members of the public to think that in some or many instances it is better to be dead than disabled and it is reasonable for me…
…t-of-state patients: ‘The end-of-life care they deserve’ (newsbeyonddetroit.net, 02/07/23) Oregon becomes America’s first ‘death tourism’ destination for the terminally ill (Daily Mail, 02/06/23) Montanans Against Assisted Suicide: New law would protect vulnerable, disabled and elderly (Daily Montanan, 02/03/23) Advocate for people with disabilities argues against ‘New York Medical Aid in Dying Act’ (Spectrum News, 01/27/23) The ‘New York Medical…
