NDY Submits Public Comment On Proposed ACA Rule 1557 Change

October 4, 2022Our News & Commentary BlogJules Good

…icidal Behaviors [Ebook]. Retrieved 3 October 2022, from https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/suicide.pdf. [9]: Robyn, C. (2020). Frequent Mental Distress Among Adults, by Disability Status, Disability Type, and Selected Characteristics — United States, 2018. Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report, 69(36). https://doi.org/https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6936a2.htm?s_cid=mm6936a2_w [10]: Fri…

NALA Facts & Findings: Assisted Suicide Laws and Ableism by Diane Coleman, J.D.

January 10, 2022aid in dying, Associated Press, diane coleman, end-of-life options bills, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, suicide preventionaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, end of life options, medical discriminationDiane Coleman

…ectures, and media interviews.  dcoleman@notdeadyet.org Reprinted with permission of Diane Coleman and the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. This article originally appeared in the Q4 November 2021 issue of FACTS & FINDINGS, the quarterly journal of NALA. Inquiries should be directed to NALA, 6450 S. Lewis Avenue, Suite 250, Tulsa, OK 74136, or by e-mail to nalanet@nala.org….

DREDF Issues Statement On Court Decision In California Euthanasia Case

June 23, 2022"death with dignity", Americans with Disabilities Act, assisted suicide, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, dredf, end-of-life options bills, euthanasia, MAID, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, assisted suicide expansion, court cases, court decision, Dredf, euthanasiaDiane Coleman

…ections in the ELOA have already been significantly rolled back. In October 2021, California enacted Senate Bill 380, eliminating key protections the Legislature championed only a few years before, including (1) reducing mandatory 15-day waiting periods between requests for assisted suicide drugs to 48 hours; and (2) eliminating the requirement that an individual affirm their decision before lethal drugs are administered. Although the immediate th…

Jensen Caraballo: Assisted Suicide Laws Are Dangerous

June 9, 2022abuse, ADAPT, aid in dying, assisted suicide, guest blog, health disparities, Latino, long term services and supports, MAID, nursing homes, Our News & Commentary Blog, Pew Research Center, quality of life judgmentsassisted suicide, Jensen Caraballo, Latino, MAIDDiane Coleman

…Of People With Disability And Their Health Care,” Health Affairs, February 2021) The main reasons people want assisted suicide have nothing to do with pain. According to the Oregon data, where assisted suicide has been legal the longest, the reasons are: loss of autonomy, decreasing ability to participate in enjoyable activities, loss of dignity, feelings of being an emotional or financial burden on family and loved ones, and loss of control of b…

Op Ed: Lisa Blumberg: Can Conn. Live With Aid in Dying Being Law?

April 10, 2023Our News & Commentary BlogJules Good

…This is not a theoretical concern. Among the persons who died in Oregon in 2021 under its assisted suicide law were people with conditions such as arthritis and anorexia. Indeed, a Colorado doctor has written of helping thirtysomethings with anorexia obtain so-called “aid in dying” drugs. Anorexic persons do not meet eligibility requirements. As Dr. Angela Guarda, director of the eating disorders program at Johns Hopkins University, said, “Anorex…