…at suicide is good for us. He must stop a bill that makes our terrible social inequality even worse. The legislature wouldn’t contribute more to Medi-Cal, but will fully fund the only medical “choice” less well-to-do people and people of color never asked for. Suicide for certain people must never be declared a social benefit! Now we have the chance to win an historic victory for social justice and disability rights. If this bill becomes law, some…
…ong-term supports or referrals to services such as peer counseling and mental health screening. These types of information and referral services are the gold standard in the disability community. In 2013, only two of the 71 Oregonians who died from physician- assisted suicide were even referred for formal psychiatric or psychological evaluation. It is unthinkable that a doctor would respond similarly to patients without disabilities expressing sui…
…od faith” to participants in the death; 2) the common sense factual and legal analyses by numerous courts that have considered the issue; and 3) cases of mistake and abuse which have come to light despite the law’s minimal reporting requirements, the lack of investigation by authorities, and the impact of strict health care confidentiality laws. First, nothing in the provisions of the Oregon and Washington assisted suicide statutes[18] prohibits a…
…ve Summary of NDY’s Statement is below. October 19 is the deadline for formal online submissions to the panel, but “Issue Book” submissions to the panel can be made until November 1st, by going to the panel’s web portal. Statement of Not Dead Yet (USA) to Canadian Panel on Carter Case Decision Executive Summary Not Dead Yet is a national, grassroots disability rights group that opposes legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia as deadly form…
…October 30, but it’s been extended to November 13. More information and a portal for submitting online comments is here. Not Dead Yet submitted two sets of comments, one addressing abuses in health care decision-making by surrogates and providers, the other addressing abuses in states that have legalized assisted suicide. NDY introduced lengthy comments on health care decision-making as follows: A couple of weeks ago, Not Dead Yet was contacted b…
