…y rights organizations and advocates, sent a letter to Philips Respironics today requesting immediate action to repair, replace, and offer guidance to medical professionals on recalled devices relied upon by many users for life-sustaining care. On June 14, 2021, Philips Respironics issued a recall of thirteen models of ventilators, CPAP, and BiPAP machines. The recall advises that users immediately discontinue use of the affected machines due to t…
…is first hit with this, they may feel they’d be better off dead. As one struggles to get basic needs met, some people feel worn down. If assisted suicide had been legal in the past, even if it were supposedly only for those with “terminal” conditions, I might not be here today. I’m grateful that assisted suicide was not legal back then, and I’m committed to keeping it that way. This is an important reason why the National Council on Independent L…
…has asked the Council of Canadian Academies to study each of these areas. Today and over the next two weeks, we will look at each of these topics. Today’s webcast will focus on assisted suicide for “mature minors.” Ill and disabled children often grow up in families where non-disabled parents see their lives as burdensome, tragic, a disappointment of their hopes for the future, and “not worth living.” The child’s disability, rather than the discr…
…doctor says no, call the main organization that supports assisted suicide—today it’s called Compassion & Choices but it used to be known as the Hemlock Society—and it will refer you to assisted-suicide-friendly doctors. They have been involved in between 75% and 90% of Oregon’s reported assisted suicides, then stopped releasing this data. Shopping for another doctor who says yes, will get around the law’s weak safeguards. Take the case of Oregon…
…to uphold the prosecution of members of Final Exit Network. Many people struggle every day to get the basic essentials to live and participate in the community. Attitudes based on prejudice are thrown in people’s way, so people sometimes feel despair over the never ending struggle for access and acceptance. When young, healthy, nondisabled people say they want to commit suicide, society says their suicide would be a tragedy and tries to prevent i…
