…ded video excerpts of the interview as well as the following quotes in the online article: But not everyone is convinced. Julie Farrar of the organization Not Dead Yet said the legislation sends the wrong message, especially to people with disabilities. Farrar believes the measure, in essence, tells people, “we are all cheaper dead, we are all less expensive if we need no treatment at all.” Farrar said instead, lawmakers should consider ways of ex…
…ed about legalizing the cheap ‘treatment’ of assisted suicide in our profit-driven health care system. “‘Dr. Byock urges attention to the crying need for high quality, patient-centered care that supports the value and dignity of dying people,’ said Diane Coleman, president of Not Dead Yet. ‘When I reach the terminal stages of my progressive neuromuscular disability, I hope that I will have a doctor like him.’ “What disabled people see is the likel…
…blished articles, submitted testimony in legislatures, and provided the day-to-day management an organization requires. I’m not saying this to be “inspirational”, but to make it clear that people like me can and do work, and/or do lots of other worthwhile and fun things, and should not be written off. How Assisted Suicide Laws Endanger People Like Me As a severely disabled person who depends on life-sustaining treatment, I would be able to qualify…
…ornia lawsuit filed this week that challenges the legality of the state’s 7-year-old End of Life Option Act. MICHAEL BIEN: The law discriminates against people in a very dangerous way and steers and normalizes suicide for a particularly vulnerable part of the population. SHAPIRO: That’s Michael Bien, the lawyer who was bringing the lawsuit on behalf of four disability groups. To many disabled people, the danger of subtle medical discrimination is…
…m were previously unaware of the Statement. In early 2023, according to an online AAS posting, the Statement was “retired.” Disability activist Meghan Schrader discussed the original Statement and its retirement in her recent article published in the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition blog, which criticizes Thaddeus Pope and others who favor expanding eligibility for assisted suicide to include disabled people without a “terminal” prognosis. The foll…
