…et Jules Good (3:23:35) Not Dead Yet Susie Mosher (3:28:16) Karen McCulloh (3:30:30) National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities John Kelly – Excluded, Second Thoughts MA John Kelly, who represented Second Thoughts Massachusetts, was called to speak but given insufficient time to open his Zoom microphone and the Committee chair did not respond to his (raised hand) request to be heard. In fact, despite promises made during the hearing to re-c…
…othy grin. In the middle of exchanging introductions, Cathy turns from the Zoom camera and directs her voice towards her computer. “Computer, wake up. Mouse click. Mouse 5…674.” Refined by years of practice, Cathy navigates her computer exclusively using voice commands. When I ask Cathy how she started organizing against medical aid in dying, she jumps in and asks me to use the term “assisted suicide” instead. “Medical aid in dying as a term, real…
…ny from a secular social justice perspective—whether offered in person, on Zoom, or in writing—had never happened. One representative had the nerve to say, “We are looking at the fact that there are zero reported cases of coercion” (Clip position 17:30). Think that through. If the person was coerced into ingesting the lethal prescription, they are dead. How would anyone know? For 20 years, disability rights organizations have made available anecdo…
…rly December with almost no response. To date, repeated requests to set up Zoom meetings with various legislators regarding the problems inherent in assisted suicide laws have been met with little or no response, and just one meeting has been scheduled. Time is of the essence. On Friday, January 15, the Public Health Committee will start identifying bills to bring to a public hearing. Yes, interested people may watch the proceedings on YouTube, bu…
…video blogs on NDY topics, and a number of presentations were recorded on Zoom and made available. NDY wrote two articles in addition to the blog, published by a legal assistants’ magazine and by the Disability Visibility Project. Media: National NDY issued three press releases and participated in two press conferences (CA and MA). NDY staff, board and affiliated activists authored 8 op-eds published in mainstream outlets. NDY staff and advocates…
