A Disabled Researcher Doing Research on Disability, Media, and Internalized Stigma!

August 6, 2021Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

A doctoral student from the California School of Professional Psychology is conducting research to learn more about emotional response, disability and media, and experienced internal stigma among disabled people. If you are an adult with a mobility disability between the ages of 18 to 65, have had a disability for at least 2 years, and live in the US, you are invited to participate in this study. People who complete the online survey have the cha…

NPR’s Joe Shapiro Reports on Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Assisted Suicide

April 27, 2023"death with dignity", assisted suicide, court cases, media coverage, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, medical aid in dying, medical discriminationDiane Coleman

…om NPR is below.] MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Disability groups are challenging a California law that allows terminally ill people to get drugs to end their lives. The groups say that people living with disabilities are at greater risk of being coerced into seeking those medications for assisted suicide. NPR’s Joseph Shapiro has this report. JOSEPH SHAPIRO, BYLINE: People with disabilities often have a complicated relationship with the medical system. Ma…

Good Old News: In Early 2023, Suicidology Group Withdrew Statement NDY Protested

July 10, 2023aid in dying, assisted suicide, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blog, protests, suicide preventionAmerican Association of Suicidology, assisted suicide, Meghan Schrader, suicide preventionDiane Coleman

…f Suicidology recognizes that the practice of physician aid in dying, also called physician assisted suicide, Death with Dignity, and medical aid in dying, is distinct from the behavior that has been traditionally and ordinarily described as ‘suicide,’ the tragic event our organization works so hard to prevent. Although there may be overlap between the two categories, legal physician assisted deaths should not be considered cases of suicide and ar…

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

…s terminal conditions. Once death is accepted as a positive outcome of medical care, it inevitably gets offered to more and more people. The problem for us disabled people is that we are already treated badly in the 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 stu…

Press Statement: Disability Rights Groups Not Dead Yet and Second Thoughts Issue Statement Defending Dr. Ira Byock in Assisted Suicide Debate

October 24, 2014assisted suicide, barbara coombs lee, Compassion & Choices, diane coleman, ira byock, john kelly, Our News & Commentary Blog, Second Thoughts, VSEDassisted suicide, Brittany Maynard, Compassion and Choices, Dr. Ira ByockDiane Coleman

…ociety). “Media attention to the public policy debate has increased dramatically in recent weeks, due to a Compassion and Choices video gone viral. The video depicts the tragic illness of Brittany Maynard, who says she plans to end her life using Oregon’s assisted suicide law and to use her case to urge passage of similar laws nationwide. “Dr. Byock is right to decry our health care system for its scandalous deficiencies in meeting the needs of se…