…e in futuristic society. But it appears that such practices are acceptable today if “only” applied to a loosely defined group of seriously ill or impaired individuals. The fact is that proponents of physician- assisted suicide are willing to risk the lives of hundreds of thousands of severely disabled people who are not terminally ill in order to secure a right to active euthanasia that would effectively shield them from legal scrutiny of their co…

…f the Americans with Disabilities Act, acknowledge the contributions and struggles of Americans with disabilities, and offer recommitment to its aims of ending disability discrimination. However, here we are today, on the virtual eve of this important anniversary of our beloved civil rights law, giving testimony about proposed legislation that would legalize disability discrimination in health care. Why is it disability discrimination? Because som…