Anita, John and Diane Provide Testimony Opposing Minnesota Assisted Suicide Bill

January 25, 2024"death with dignity", Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, diane coleman, end-of-life options bills, john kelly, medical discrimination, Minnesota, Our News & Commentary Blog, quality of life judgments, Testimonyassisted suicide, medical aid in dying, Minnesota, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…he medical system. As medicine has focused increasingly on patient “quality-of-life” as a barometer of life-worthiness, death has been recharacterized as a benefit to an ill or disabled individual. Most physicians (82%, a 2020 Harvard study found) view our “quality-of-life” as worse than nondisabled people. Diane Coleman Data from states where assisted suicide is legal show that all people who request assisted suicide have disabilities, even if so…

Please Help Progressives Create a Documentary About the Dangers of Medical Assisted Suicide

April 11, 2024aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, documentary, donations, fundraising, Joan Cavanagh, Our News & Commentary Blog, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicideassisted suicide, donate, Joan Cavanagh, PAMAS, Progressives Against Medical Assisted SuicideDiane Coleman

…thal mix. Medical Assisted Suicide only opens another avenue for impossible-to-document coercion, neglect, and abuse, both institutional and personal. The organizations lobbying most avidly to pass MAS legislation are also hard at work to reduce the limited restrictions and safeguards in the laws that have already been enacted in 11 jurisdictions in the United States: ending state residency requirements; reducing or eliminating waiting periods; br…

Actress and Activist Liz Carr Creates “Blistering” Documentary On Assisted Suicide

May 16, 2024assisted suicide, Liz Carr, Not Dead Yet UK, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Liz Carr, NDY UKDiane Coleman

…alled it “blistering.” Her gripping and personal narrative, a must-see tour-de-force is available HERE for now. Long before UK actress Liz Carr became known for her roles in shows like Silent Witness, The Witcher and Good Omens, she worked against a public policy of assisted suicide. Knowing that the vocal disability opposition to assisted suicide was unpopular, she was active in Not Dead Yet UK from early on. In 2013, Liz Carr created a two part…

Poll: Finances Dominate Medical Decisions When it Comes to Our Pets

June 10, 2010euthanasia, myths, Our News & Commentary Blog, pets, reality check, research, veterinarianStephen Drake

…Drake ### 08/01/24: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/01/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-dog-and-human-euthanasia-end-of-life/ Re “She kept her gravely ill dog alive. Was that animal cruelty?” (Opinion, July 23): As a potential severely ill and disabled person (aren’t we all?), I feel threatened by the idea that it could be a crime to keep a dog alive. If the law holds that a dog that “had bed sores, an open wound, and couldn’t stand or walk” wou…

If You’re Not Dead Yet, Please Support NDY On Giving Tuesday

November 29, 2021Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

…med glasses wearing a peach colored shirt, with wheelchair headrest and sip-and-puff operating switch visible in the frame. And many of you know the incredible and dedicated members of our Board of Directors, Samantha Crane, Horacio Esparza, Amy Hasbrouck, Lydia Nunez Landry, Germaine Martin, Shonda McLaughlin, Mike Volkman and Emily Wolinsky. You believe in our goals: Oppose legalization of assisted suicide. Ensure that the withholding or withdra…