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Disabilityscoop fails to get the real scoop – Disability, organ transplantation and the HHS

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…er representatives of the National Disability Leadership Alliance, a national coalition of consumer-controlled organizations, met with the HHS Division on Transplantation. NCIL stands firmly against discrimination in organ transplants, which are often denied based solely on disability, and discrimination in organ procurement practices, which may soon allow organ procurement to be discussed prior to the decision to withdraw life-sustaining treatmen…

Three MDs weigh in on assisted suicide

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…when the lethal dose is taken. The patient is left alone with the poison, all in the name of autonomy. To embrace suicide as a medical treatment is to cut at the heart of what unites us as a Commonwealth. Dr. Jane A. Driver Boston The writer is in the division of aging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.   Dr. Marcia Angell (“A method for dying with dignity,” Op-ed, Sept. 29) wrote tha…

Canada: Council of Canadians with Disabilities, Canadian Assoc. for Community Living and Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Granted Intervener Status by BC Appeal Court

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…before the court.” The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) needs financial support to enable them to intervene in the appeal of the Carter case. Donations to EPC can be made online here. And remember that the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) is also raising funds to support their legal efforts. They present their case on the Help To Live Not Die website. Not Dead Yet is very pleased that the CCD/CACL were granted intervenor standing…

Brazilian Authorities Arrest Doctor and Seven Other Health Care Professionals on Charges of Killing Patients

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…the American Philosophical Association. He has published in the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics and Social Philosophy Today. Finally, he has been active in the disability movement through ADAPT, Little People of America, the Connecticut State Independent Living Council, and, most recently, his employment with Disability Rights Texas.) Right now, there’s not nearly enough detail on this case to get a real idea of just what…

Cathy Ludlum of Second Thoughts CT Responds to IOM Committee on Approaching Death

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…er excellent input. Let’s hope they pay attention as they prepare their final report that is due in 2014.] Question: If you are an individual living with a serious progressive illness or condition, or a loved one of an individual please describe your experiences receiving care. . . . I am an individual in my 50s living with a serious and progressive condition called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Although at this moment I am not “likely approachin…