…silence regarding assisted suicide. Not saying anything while people like [Thaddeus] Pope shamelessly sell suicide to the disabled community communicates that suicide prevention is for ablebodied, neurotypical people. The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention strongly opposed extending assisted suicide to the disabled community in 2021, but their opposition came too late to prevent the law change. Indeed, the American Association of Suicidol…
…ant to live that way.’ A lot of people say: Just try living that way for a while. You might find you prefer to live. Read the entire story here. Just in: According to Thaddeus Pope, there is one article that reports the hospital hasn’t ruled out an appeal. VN:F [1.9.3_1094]…
…lds a sign that says “IT’S NOT COMPASSION, IT’S CONTEMPT!” and Danny Robert holds a sign that says “WOULD YOU RATHER BE DEAD?” Nadina Laspina at left talks to Thaddeus Pope while Danny Robert – facing away – talks to unknown symposium participant …
…hinks it’s good for disabled people to die by suicide. https://twitter.com/ThaddeusPope/status/1669450726831976449 The director of Compassion and Choices appeared on Dr. Phil with Thaddeus Mason Pope in January of 2023. -In January of 2023 the New York Hastings Center tweeted out an essay about how great it is that disabled Canadians are killing themselves and giving their internal organs away. https://twitter.com/hastingscenter/status/16180303885…
…nondisabled people not a more pressing example of the ADA being violated? Thaddeus Pope, co-author of the article, has himself admitted that he sees having a disability, and not exclusively a “terminal” prognosis, as an acceptable reason for someone to be permitted to die by assisted suicide. We reject this notion. True healthcare includes treatment and resources that allow someone to live with as little pain and with as much independence as poss…
