…bled” policies, and we have a message: EQUALITY Every human being is of equal value. Laws that treat some lives as worth protecting, and other lives as worth ending, are discriminatory. DIGNITY Dignity isn’t a handout, and our doctors can’t give it to us in the form of a lethal prescription. We don’t need to die to have dignity – we already have it. DIVERSITY Human diversity is a beautiful fact of life. There is no one perfect kind of human being…
…t the way patients are treated, let’s assume for the sake of this hypothetical scenario that the only difference between these two patients is their disability status. In scenario one, we have a person who does not have disabilities other than mental health challenges. This person shows up to the hospital with an intent and plan to die by suicide. Maybe they’ve already made an attempt, and have been brought to the hospital by someone else. When th…
…nd euthanasia as deadly forms of discrimination against disabled and chronically ill people. We are pleased to see the proposed amendments to Rule 1557, which will have a tangible, positive impact on disabled people in healthcare settings. As you continue in the rulemaking process, we ask that you consider the following barriers to equitable healthcare for disabled people, particularly discrimination related to clinical algorithms in healthcare de…
…iveau, who has two adult children who have a progressive genetic condition called Sanfilippo syndrome. The show opened with a brief introduction of Corriveau, followed by an interview of her conducted by one of the producers. Over the course of the opening which took more than half of the segment, viewers were shown and/or told the following: Video of Corriveau’s two children from typical childhood to recent pictures as adults with disabilities; D…
…kely mimic Italy’s current predicament, where they are sacrificing the medically fragile.” Early into the crisis, with rising fear that dire medical need would outstrip medical resources, members of the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics wrote chillingly, “typical medical options may soon not be available to everyone.” Yet, as concerned health care providers have said, “guidelines that evaluate patients by age or ‘comorbid conditions [tha…
