…from choosing death over life, while the trial judgement makes death more palatable for people with disabilities, a result incompatible with the values underlying (s. 7) and (s. 15);3. decisions allowing physician-assisted suicide of persons with disabilities is based on and fosters stereotypical thinking that is inherently discriminatory, and deepens the disadvantages and inequalities suffered by people with disabilities;4. financial and social c…
…ics and the Humanities, and the Central Division of 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…
…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 approaching death,” my survival has been in doubt at times, and without the skilled support of the people around me (whom I have trained in how to meet my needs), I would not live for long. People with disabilities like myself have a great deal of knowledge about adapting to change and quality of…
…whether disabled or not. Drawing on those same principles, we support medical marijuana. We chose our name Second Thoughts because we find that many people, once they delve below the surface appeal of assisted suicide, have “second thoughts” and oppose it. In Massachusetts a month before the election, 68% of voters supported the ballot question. But just as closer looks in Massachusetts – and more recently in the New Hampshire Statehouse – led to…
…ave narrowly escaped pressures to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment that they need to survive.” The Conference website notes that “the success of our previous conferences in Australia and the UK is reflective of the increasing importance that the international healthcare sector is placing on this pertinent area of patient care.” The Conference overview speaks to health care providers, emphasizing that, “As we continuously aim…
