…ed in 2015 are just as necessary now, perhaps even more so. No matter what they say, proponents of assisted suicide can’t have it both ways. — Editor’s Note: Marilyn Golden is senior policy analyst at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund….
…challenging the law has moved forward. What follows is an op-ed by DREDF’s Marilyn Golden about the litigation and the opportunity it presents to correct the legislature’s error in passing this law. The article begins: California made a mistake by legalizing assisted suicide, but now it has a chance to correct its error. California’s assisted suicide law was overturned by Judge Daniel Ottolia because the legislative process was not properly follow…
…hould reject assisted suicide bill (northjersey.com, The Record, 09/22/18) Marilyn Golden: California can right the wrong of assisted suicide (Orange County Register, 06/12/18) Jamie Hale: We’re told we are a burden. No wonder disabled people fear assisted suicide (The Guardian, 06/01/18) Lisa Blumberg: Forum: Why the disability community opposes doctor assisted suicide (New Haven Register, 03/28/18) John Kelly: The Mass. Legislature must say ‘no’…
On Sunday, July 14th, the Sacramento Bee published an excellent op-ed by Marilyn Golden countering a previously published piece promoting assisted suicide. Here’s an excerpt from her response essay, titled “Assisted suicide fraught with consequences“: Efforts to legalize assisted suicide have been attempted in California three times, each time failing due to broad bipartisan opposition that included major disability rights organizations, independ…
Presentation to Older Womens League (OWL), San Francisco January 5, 2015 Marilyn Golden Senior Policy Analyst, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund Thank you. Let me start with two key points: 1. If you only consider the wishes of a single individual, assisted suicide laws looks OK – but we must look broadly across society; at all the people who stand to be harmed. And there are many! More on this shortly. 2. If assisted suicide is legal, s…
