Disability Activist Anita Cameron To Speak At Congressional Briefing On Assisted Suicide

December 11, 2019"death with dignity", aid in dying, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, congress, health disparities, national council on disability, Our News & Commentary BlogADAPT, aid in dying, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, Congress, Dredf, National Council on Disability, National Council on Independent LivingDiane Coleman

…anization, Not Dead Yet strongly supports this bipartisan effort to speak truth to counter the many myths about legalized assisted suicide. As Americans with disabilities, we are on the front lines of the nation’s health care system that too often devalues old, ill, and disabled people. We are deeply concerned that profits are being prioritized over human needs. So we are grateful for this Sense of Congress that explains the dangers of mistake, co…

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NDY Files Public Comment On Federal Healthcare Interim Final Rule In Response To COVID

January 6, 2021COVID-19, healthcare rationing, HHS, long term services and supports, Medicaid, Medicare, Our News & Commentary Blog, public commentCOVID-19, Interim Final Rule, Medicaid, Medicare, public commentDiane Coleman

…egration-for-people-with-disabilities-under-medicaid-15-years-after-the-supreme-courts-olmstead-decision/. [4] As of December 4, 2020, the New York Times reported that 38% of coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. are linked to nursing facilities. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-nursing-homes.html….

The Extreme Ableism of Assisted Suicide

January 28, 2020"death with dignity", ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, District of Columbia, john kelly, Our News & Commentary Blog, Second Thoughtsaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, John Kelly, Second ThoughtsDiane Coleman

…ed suicide of Washington’s black majority. Many in the black community distrust the health-care system and fear that racism in life will translate into discrimination in death, said Patricia King, a Georgetown Law School professor who has written about the racial dynamics of assisted death. “Historically, African Americans have not had a lot of control over their bodies, and I don’t think offering them assisted suicide is going to make them feel m…

Will Our “SOFA Scores” Become Self-Fulfilling Prophecies?

April 22, 2020Andrew Pulrang, ari ne'eman, bioethics, COVID-19, Disability Rights New York, Hastings Center, healthcare rationing, life-ending decisions, lifeboat ethics, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, treatment withdrawal, ventilatorsCOVID-19, Disability Rights NY, healthcare rationing, SOFA scoreDiane Coleman

…RNY) has filed a complaint with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) against the New York State Department of Health (DOH), because there are no policies from DOH to prevent the discriminatory rationing of health care to people with disabilities. DRNY is requesting that HHS require DOH to immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that New Yorkers with disabilities have equal access to life saving health care. The 20…