Not Dead Yet (USA) Submission Opposing New Zealand End of Life Choice Bill

March 5, 2018"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, euthanasia, New Zealand, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, New Zealand, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…at McConnell’s office,” CNN, June 22, 2017, https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/22/politics/protests-mitch-mcconnell-office-health-care-bill/index.html; “If You Celebrated the Health Care Vote Last Week, You Should Probably Thank a Disability Activist,” Elle, Aug. 1, 2017, https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a47075/disability-activist-health-care/?src=social-email [ii] “Ethical Decision Making With End-of-Life Care: Palliative Sedation and W…

Anita Cameron: Health Disparities and Medical Abuse: Why Blacks Shouldn’t Support Assisted Suicide

June 17, 2022ableism, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, bigotry, civil rights, COVID-19, discrimination, experimentation, health disparities, medical discrimination, Michael Hickson, Our News & Commentary Blog, racismAnita Cameron, assisted suicide, healthcare disparities, Juneteenth, medical aid in dying, medical discrimination, racial disparities, racismDiane Coleman

…Americans from Colonial Times to the Present (2007) https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Apartheid-Experimentation-Americans-Colonial/dp/076791547X [2] Monika K. Goyal, MD, MSCE, et al., Racial Disparities in Pain Management of Children With Appendicitis in Emergency Departments (2016), https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4829078/#:~:text=Black%20children%20had%20one%2Dfifth,in%20the%20ED%20was%20low [3] Kelly M. Hoffman, Sophie Trawalter, et…

John Kelly’s testimony covers medical mistakes, class and race/ethnic divide and more

October 4, 2021"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, end-of-life options bills, john kelly, Massachusetts, Me Before You, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimonyassisted suicide, end of life options, John Kelly, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…hin Six Months?,” J Palliat Med. 2014 Aug 1; 17(8): 894–898. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0631. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4118712/ Madeleine Li, et al, “Medical Assistance in Dying — Implementing a Hospital-Based Program in Canada,” N Engl J Med 2017; 376:2082-2088. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms1700606 Liz Szabo, “Death with dignity laws and the desire to control how one’s life ends,” Washington Post, October 24, 2016. ht…

NDY Files Public Comment On Federal Healthcare Interim Final Rule In Response To COVID

January 6, 2021COVID-19, healthcare rationing, HHS, long term services and supports, Medicaid, Medicare, Our News & Commentary Blog, public commentCOVID-19, Interim Final Rule, Medicaid, Medicare, public commentDiane Coleman

…er the Supreme Court’s Olmstead Decision (June 2014), available at https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/olmsteads-role-in-community-integration-for-people-with-disabilities-under-medicaid-15-years-after-the-supreme-courts-olmstead-decision/. [4] As of December 4, 2020, the New York Times reported that 38% of coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. are linked to nursing facilities. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-nursing-…

John Kelly’s Testimony Opposing New Hampshire “Death with Dignity Act” HB 1659

…alliat Med. 2014 Aug 1; 17(8): 894–898. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0631 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4118712/ Quote from Judge Mary K. Ames, ruling against a right to assisted suicide in Kligler vs. Mass, December 31, 2019. Dr. Lachlan Forrow, Chair of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Interdisciplinary Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life, held in an affidavit that “It is crucial to recognize that the l…