…rebuffed,” letter to Boston Globe, October 4, 2011 Kathryn Judson, “Assisted Suicide? “I was afraid to leave my husband alone again with doctors and nurses,” letter to Hawaii Free Press, February 2011 Victoria Reggie Kennedy, “Q2 is simplistic, wrong,” Berkshire Eagle, October 30, 2012 …
…ttending physician did not want the use of the life-sustaining treatment.”[ii] The New York Office for People with Developmental Disabilities sued on behalf of a 55-year-old man with cerebral palsy who faced increasing problems with aspiration pneumonia. One of his nurses said that he is “alert, awake and communicative, and that he enjoys social interaction and activities.” Because the state challenged the hospital and parents in court, and then a…
…ntative Rogers joins organizations like the Boston Center for Independent Living, Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities and others across Massachusetts opposing Ballot Question 2. “As a Democrat committed to improving the quality of life for our citizens, I have a number of problems with Ballot Question 2 and am endorsing a ‘No’ vote,” said State Rep. John Rogers. “I am particularly concerned about issues like cost-cutting, no req…
…y, Toronto’s Hospital For Sick Children revealed she was now in stable condition and no longer a potential donor. Her father, Jason Wallace, spoke of the emotional rollercoaster he and his wife have been on in the past few days. Earlier in the month, Wallace alleged that the hospital pressured him into making decisions that may not have been in his daughter’s best interest. They were led to believe Kaylee’s prognosis was hopeless because of her ra…
Yesterday, I wrote about the vicious attack on Ari Ne’eman, president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), by John Best – Best is a guy that seems to spend whatever free time he has spewing vile comments and barely veiled threats at people who don’t “hate autism” – that includes any supporter of neurodiversity. But he saves his most hateful stuff for the people who are autistic and have the audacity to say they’re happy with the way they…
