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

…amilyalliance.net/ Estee Klar-Wolfond The Autism Acceptance Project http://www.taaproject.com/ Barbara Trader, MS Executive Director TASH http://www.tash.org Jim Sinclair Autism Network International http://ani.autistics.org/ Stephen Drake Not Dead Yet http://notdeadyet.org/ Stanley Soden Director of Independent Living Services. MOCEANS Center for Independent Living http://www.moceanscil.org/ Ethan B. Ellis Executive Director Alliance for Disabled…

Robert Latimer – Murderer of Daughter Tracy Latimer – In the News Again

…hat her murder was a release – but not for Tracy. By her reckoning, it was Robert Latimer who engineered his own “release.” Alex Schadenberg has posted about the latest round in news coverage – which revolves around efforts to get Latimer’s parole conditions loosened. I recommend reading Alex’s post on the subject. No disrespect to Alex, but in all honesty, I found a blogger who has written two posts on this latest round of press coverage that see…

Statement of Not Dead Yet (USA) In Opposition To Tasmanian Proposal For Voluntary Assisted Dying II

…ret Dore’s analysis of Oregon and Washington assisted suicide laws: http://www.choiceillusion.org/p/the-oregon-washington-assisted-suicide.html [14] National Elder Abuse Incidence Study 1998: http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Elder_Rights/Elder_Abuse/Index.aspx [15] Under the Radar: New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study 2009: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/reports/Under%20the%20Radar%2005%2012%2011%20final%20report.pdf [16] Autopsy C…

Full Written Public Comment: Disability Related Concerns About POLST

…r Life-Sustaining Treatment (“POLST”), Problems and Recommendations http://www.canhr.org/reports/2010/POLST_WhitePaper.pdf [5] See, e.g., www.adapt.org. [6] Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments (MOLST) Form, November 14, 2012, http://www.medsocdel.org/Portals/1/In%20the%20News/MOLST%20Form%20Letter%20111412.pdf [7] POLST: Honoring Patients’ Wishes for Treatment, Part 3: Havin…

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

…/2018/jan/11/diabetics-eligible-physician-assisted-suicide-oreg/ 3 https://www.centerforpublicrep.org/covid-19-medical-rationing/ 4 https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01452 5 https://ncd.gov/sites/default/files/NCD_Assisted_Suicide_Report_508.pdf 6 https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Documents/year23.pdf 7 https://dredf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Hendin-Foley-Michiga…