…ying Debate (State House News Service, 06/05/24) Poll logs support for medical aid in dying (Greenfield Recorder + 3, 06/04/24) ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ Debate – Blaise Bryant v Corinne Carey (Capital Pressroom, 05/30/24) ‘Kind of scary’: Controversial medical procedure may soon be legal in another blue state (US Times Mirror, 05/29/24) Will NY approve medically assisted suicide? What doctors, disability advocates say (lohud.com, 05/28/24) Reps. Wen…
…arch 6, George Hodgins was reportedly murdered by his mother in Sunnyvale, California. Elizabeth Hodgins killed herself after fatally shooting her son. The Santa Cruz Sentinel referred to Ms. Hodgins as “a devoted and loving mother.” The Mercury News coverage appeared focused on the stress Hodgins’ mother underwent as a parent of an autistic child. “Some articles asked readers to put themselves in the shoes of the murderer,” said Zoe Gross, a memb…
…a and various stakeholders have acknowledged our effectiveness. It is critical that our voice be heard wherever assisted suicide bills are introduced and considered. 1. Why disability advocacy groups oppose legalizing assisted suicide Proponents of legal assisted suicide for the terminally ill frequently claim that the opposing views of disability organizations aren’t relevant. Nevertheless, although people with disabilities aren’t usually termina…
…n illusion: Current law allows everyone to commit suicide or to refuse medical treatment and to have palliativesedation, even if that causes death. There can be no free choice to die when there is no free choice in where and how we live.o discrimination, lack of access to good health and palliative care, and inadequate in-home services and supports limit the quality of life of elderly and disabled people.o Pain and discomfort can be managed. If so…
…de and euthanasia organizations held in the U.S. since the year 2000. They call themselves the “World Federation of Right To Die Societies.” But it’s really about the Right to Be Killed and the Duty to Die. Final Exit Network is not really about the “right to die”, it’s about: Suicide how-to instructions and videos online; Exit Guides who assist old, ill and disabled people to die; Exit Guides who hold your arms down so you won’t “accidentally” re…
