…176th in infant mortality and 50th in life expectancy according to the CIA World Factbook. According to a study conducted by the World Health Organization, the United States health care system is ranked 37th. These statistics make “it look like we’re not getting good value for money,” Singer said. From NDY’s perspective, Singer’s stating the obvious here. It’s hard to understand how anyone other than affluent people with comprehensive health insur…
…ority of the people, are white people in the upper-income brackets. At the World Federation of Right to Die Societies [conference], there was a promotional poster, large on one of the walls, to invite people to the annual banquet of the DRLC. Now the people who went to the conference in September are people from all over the world promoting assisted suicide and euthanasia, who really don’t care about disability rights and never have, but they will…
…en as worthless. The National Council on Independent Living is the longest-running national cross-disability, grassroots organization run by and for people with disabilities. Founded in 1982, NCIL represents thousands of organizations and individuals including: Centers for Independent Living (CILs), Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs), individuals with disabilities, and other organizations that advocate for the human and civil rights of…
…cs,” said John Kelly of Second Thoughts Massachusetts, whose group was instrumental in defeating assisted suicide bills and a referendum in that state. The World Federation of Right to Die Societies was organized in 1980 to bring together the various groups in Europe and Anglophone countries which promote euthanasia and assisted suicide. The Federation last met in the United States in 2000, when it was also protested by Not Dead Yet in Boston. “Th…
…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…
