…ad and folds his hands in prayer. There are more questions here than answers. The station’s news report doesn’t dispute that Chris Dunn, the individual the hospital wants to take off life support, is conscious. If his organs are really breaking down, death would be fairly imminent. Why the rush to deprive him of what may be days or weeks. Hate to think it, but maybe it’s money. According to the family, Dunn was without health insurance when he fel…
There are many news sources for this, but here’s the news from UCBerkeley News giving a short account of the life of Ed Roberts and the legislative action that created an “Ed Roberts Day.” Here are the first two paragraphs from Wendy Edelstein’s “Ed Roberts, disability-rights leader and Cal alum, gets his own state day“: BERKELEY — January 23 has been named Ed Roberts Day in California, in honor of the Cal alum who pioneered the disability-rights…
…r “healthy” people. We must reject this notion. Disabled lives are beautiful and can be full of as much joy and complexity as nondisabled lives. Let’s work together to build a world where more people know that’s true. Thanks for watching! To learn more about our work, visit www.notdeadyet.org . Bye! …
…me reason, I as a psychosocially disabled, neurodivergent person do not entrust my mental wellbeing to someone who wants to cure the world of my existence. As knowledge is power, we must also gain an understanding of the forces that shape who and what we are in this world, realizing that no one is worthless in and of themselves, but is instead marked that way by oppressive outside sources. For me, opposing assisted suicide is not only rooted in a…
…ot say “only” the patient may self-administer. Someone else could put the drug in a feeding tube or IV nutrition bag. Someone also could use an alternate method, such as suffocation. There is still no independent witness required at the time of ingestion, so who would know? The mere presence of a lethal drug request would provide an alibi. The patient’s control over the “time, place and manner” of his or her death, isn’t guaranteed. Documents auth…
