Followup on Betancourt v. Trinitas – Reports, Coverage and More

April 28, 2010betancourt v. trinitas, bioethics, court decisions, drawing a line, futility, litigation, new jersey, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…esponse to yesterday’s blog. I’m reproducing it here: I am the daughter of Ruben Betancourt, i went to court today & stood at the door with my mother, listening, i just want to say “thank you” from the bottom of my heart!!! My father was a fighter…& he would be very proud!!!!! We the family unfortunately were unable to file a case against the hospital decision to appeal Judge Malone’s decision, our lawyers at the time said to us that it would be v…

UK: Jane Campbell – “Assisted dying: not in our name”

July 7, 2009assisted suicide, legislation, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality check, Switzerland, United KingdomStephen Drake

…e rationale for granting such immunity in today’s edition of The Guardian: Today I and hundreds of other disabled and terminally ill people want you to know, we do not want assisted dying to be legalised for “people like us”. I will speak in the House of Lords against proposed amendments to the coroners and criminal justice bill that seek to set this country on the road to legalising assisted dying and, ultimately, euthanasia for people with termi…

ADAPT – and NDY – Celebrate Community First Choice Option in Health Care

March 24, 2010ADAPT, health care reform, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…Health Care Reform ADAPT, the national cross-disability grassroots group, today celebrates the inclusion of the Community First Choice (CFC) Option and other long term care-related provisions in the health care reform package passed by the House on Sunday, March 21. These provisions bring people with disabilities across America one step closer to home and community-base supports and ending the institutional bias in Medicaid. Twenty years ago, wit…

New Vlog! HCBS Part 1: First, a Little History

August 3, 2023Our News & Commentary BlogJules Good

…t’s what our policies were designed to fund, and now getting funding and structural support for anything else is an uphill battle. We’ll talk more about barriers to accessing HCBS in the next video in this series, but understanding this inherent flaw in how HCBS is set up is crucial to understanding what it is. So what services are provided through HCBS? They’re typically broken down into two categories: health services and human services. Not all…

Not Dead Yet Condemns Maine Governor’s Signing of Assisted Suicide Bill

June 12, 2019"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Maine, Michael Reynolds, Our News & Commentary Blog, press releaseaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, Maine, press releaseDiane Coleman

…n and abuse.” Reynolds had been scheduled to speak to the Governor’s staff today at 1:00 p.m. along with two others, but learned shortly beforehand that the call was cancelled. Reynolds had penned a recent op-ed in the Bangor Daily News on the issue. He had planned to report on yesterday’s decision by the American Medical Association to maintain it’s longstanding opposition to these bills. He would also have made the following points, which are al…