RELEASE: NDY CEO Diane Coleman Addresses Adv. Care Planning and ‘End of Life’ Conference May 31 in Chicago

May 31, 2012"end of life", ACPEL, advance directives, conferences, diane coleman, Our News & Commentary Blog, passive euthanasiaStephen Drake

…issues that concern the disability community, such as “Terrie’s Story”, an online article by a quadriplegic woman about how doctors pressured her family to withdraw life support when she was first spinal cord injured over ten years ago. Coleman will also review relevant medical journal research on several key topics and will highlight a recent report issued by the National Disability Rights Network, which is described in a press release as “a firs…

RELEASE: Disabililty Rights Activists from NDY and National Council on Disability Featured on Dr. Oz Assisted Suicide Show

November 3, 2011ari ne'eman, assisted suicide, Danny Robert, Dr. Oz, media coverage, media issues, national council on disability, Our News & Commentary Blog, press releaseStephen Drake

…pposing assisted suicide. Ne’eman was also given the opportunity to speak during the two-hour taping. His comments were not included in the final one hour broadcast, but were included in two online video segments (part 1, part 2). Ne’eman was also invited to submit a written article on the topic which is featured on the program’s website. # # #…

Canadian Assisted Suicide Case Sparks Dueling Letters on Disability

November 29, 2011Alison Davis, assisted suicide, Canada, Council of Canadians with Disabilities, court cases, diane coleman, disability rights advocates, media issues, Our News & Commentary Blog, Rhonda WiebeStephen Drake

…d allies called out for a disability response, and two were carried in the online publication. Mine focused on Swanson’s devaluation of people with severe disabilities and called for equality in suicide prevention: James G. Swanson’s letter demonstrates the profound devaluation that too many feel toward those of us with severe physical disabilities. Swanson describes his father and a friend, disabled by an accident and ALS, respectively, as “trapp…

Time Magazine – Sloppy and Inaccurate Kevorkian Obit Written by News Director in “Person of the Year” Issue

December 15, 2011assisted suicide, euthanasia, Howard Chua-Eoan, Kevorkian, media issues, obitiatry, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality check, Time magazineStephen Drake

…up Kevorkian’s body count weren’t termimally ill at all. Here’s a list of online resources that help provide that documentation, included in an earlier post attempting to do a reality check on the circulation of Kevorkian mythology: The Real Jack Kevorkian – Comprehensive fact sheet on Jack Kevorkian produced by the Patients Rights Council (previously named the International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force). SUICIDE MACHINE, PART 1: Kevorkian rushes t…

Disability Activists, Advocates and Others Pile on Time Magazine’s Error-Filled Kevorkian Tribute

December 19, 2011assisted suicide, bint alshamsa, blog recommendations, Carol Loving, diane coleman, euthanasia, john kelly, Kendall Corbett, Kevorkian, media issues, Our News & Commentary Blog, Time magazineStephen Drake

…tion to Kevorkian’s body count, makes it a practice to jump in any blog or online story where assisted suicide is being discussed. She doesn’t have much to add – her main purpose is to promote the book she wrote about her son’s death in a futile attempt to further cash in his suicide and her part in it. More about her later – from some other voices. Diane Coleman (President and founder of NDY) jumped in with this comment: Slightly more than half o…