“Public Education” about PWDs hits new low with “Ransom Notes” campaign

…more about the ad campaign, you can check it all out for yourself at this site. There are images and descriptions of each “ransom note.” As I said, the letter from ASAN is below. If you agree with it, you can sign on as an individual – or organization- through this link to a petition. Enough. Here’s the letter: To: NYU Medical Center Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D. The NYU Child Study Center 577 First Avenue New York, NY 10016 Dr. Robert Grossman,…

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Full Written Public Comment: Disability Related Concerns About POLST

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Lisa Blumberg: Recent Medscape Survey Indicates that Doctors are Divided on Life and Death Issues

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Oregon Assisted Suicide Data Analysis 2023

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