NDY, DREDF, Disability & Patient Rights Groups Oppose Lawsuit To Expand Assisted Suicide Law

September 3, 2021"death with dignity", AAPD, Access Living, aid in dying, ASAN, assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, better dead than disabled, california, court cases, end-of-life options bills, national council on independent living, national suicide prevention week, Our News & Commentary Blog, Patients Rights Action Fund, Press Releases, United Spinal Assn.AAPD, ASAN, assisted suicide expansion, court cases, Dredf, National Council on Independent Living, Not Dead Yet, press releaseDiane Coleman

For Immediate Release: September 2, 2021 Disability, Patients’ Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Opposing the Expansion of Assisted Suicide in Observance of Suicide Prevention Month Berkeley, California – In observance of Suicide Prevention Month this September, disability and patients’ rights leaders from California and across the United States joined together in solidarity to voice clear, unequivocable opposition to a lawsuit which seeks to r…

Lisa Blumberg: The Little Known Issue of Medical Deportations by Hospitals

July 28, 2021health disparities, healthcare rationing, Immigrant rights, Lisa Blumberg, Medical Deportation, medical discrimination, NPR, Our News & Commentary Blog, racismImmigrant rights, Lisa Blumberg, Medical Deportation, medical discriminationDiane Coleman

A 2021 report prepared by the Free Migration Project and University of Pennsylvania Law Students entitled “Fatal Flights: Medical Deportation in the U.S.” is eye-opening and shocking. Lisa Blumberg Usually, when one hears the frightening word “deportation”, one thinks of governmental action, officials dragging people from their homes and sending them out of the country. With medical deportation though, it is a hospital taking the action when face…

Great Op-Ed By NDY UK Founder Baroness Jane Campbell

May 27, 2021"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, COVID-19, end-of-life options bills, jane campbell, Not Dead Yet UK, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, death with dignity, end of life options, NDY UK, Not Dead Yet UKDiane Coleman

…e – not die through assisted suicide The Telegraph Baroness Campbell 26 May 2021 Today a Bill to legalise assisted suicide is being presented in Parliament. Such a change has been considered many times in the past but has always been rejected for the same reasons. Despite what the propaganda says, the majority of people it is intended to help didn’t ask for it and don’t want it. In fact we are fearful of any change in the law that would weaken the…

More Disability Testimonies Opposing Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Bill

October 15, 2021aid in dying, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, diane coleman, dredf, end-of-life options bills, legislation, Massachusetts, medical discrimination, national council on disability, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimony, United Spinal Assn.Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, Diane Coleman, Dredf, end of life options, National Council on Disability, National Council on Independent Living, United Spinal AssnDiane Coleman

On October 1, 2021, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on An Act relative to end of life options (H. 2381 and S. 1384). We previously featured testimonies this bill to legalize assisted suicide by John B. Kelly, Director of Second Thoughts MA: Disability Rights Advocates against Assisted Suicide and Lindsay Baran, Policy Director, National Council on Independent Living. Below are links to strong additional disabilit…

John Kelly’s Compelling Testimony Opposing Rhode Island Assisted Suicide Bill S0775

April 27, 2021"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, end-of-life options bills, john kelly, Our News & Commentary Blog, Rhode Island, Testimonyaid in dying, assisted suicide, end of life options, John Kelly, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…la Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act” Judiciary Committee April 25, 2021 Chair Coyne, Vice Chair Archambault, Members of the Judiciary Committee: I am the New England Regional Director for Not Dead Yet, the national disability rights group that has long opposed assisted suicide. I am also the Director of Second Thoughts Massachusetts: Disability Rights Advocates against Assisted Suicide. Like all assisted suicide bills, S 775 puts people i…