Lisa Blumberg: The Anonymous Three: Child Euthanasia in Belgium and Elsewhere

…1b7da8d http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/0700/0700ft1.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/child-dies-by-euthanasia-in-belgium-where-assistance-in-dying-is-legal/ https://theconversationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ConversationProject-StarterKit-Pediatric-English.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/children-are-being-euthanized-in-belgium/2018/08/06/9473bac2-9988-11e8-b60b-1c897f17e185_story.html?utm_term=.0310c1b7da8d Ibid. http:/…

ADAPT in Chicago – Day 2

…es – is here at Fifty-five arrested – ADAPT stands firm at the AMA. Latest news: This just in from Diane Coleman: The negotiations were a success. The governor has agreed to meet with ADAPT by no later than October 17th. There will be no re-opening of Lincoln Developmental Center as a residence for people with disabilities during the present administration. Rahnee Patrick will be an ADAPT liaison on the Governor’s “Money Follows the Person” Adviso…

New Futility Case in Texas

…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…

Annual Report: October 2019 – September 2020

…ering NDY messaging, including in the Associated Press, New York Times, US News & World Report, Boston Globe and Huffington Post. Systems Advocacy: NDY staff and advocates pursued a number of key systems advocacy policy initiatives during the reporting year, using a combination of strategies and approaches. Assisted Suicide: NDY opposed legalization of assisted suicide through training, community organizing and legislative testimony in seven state…

Dawn Parkot’s Testimony Opposing New Jersey Assisted Suicide Bill S1072

…else can put the pills in the patient’s mouth. Someone else could put the drug in a feeding tube or I.V bag. There is 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. Unbearable end of life physical pain is not the issue though it is often cited as the reason f…