…fore You,” people are taught that lives like mine are a humiliating burden calling out for death. ELIGIBILITY Terminal Illness Prognosis Oregon model bills define “terminal” as “incurable” and “irreversible” even if that is based on non-treatment or denial of treatment by insurers Thousands of people are misdiagnosed as terminal every year. Misdiagnosis threatens EVERYONE. Oregon Data Show Non-Terminal People Get Lethal Prescriptions In 2017, at…
…chose to ignore the documented record of abuses under the virtually identical Oregon and Washington laws. John Kelly has put together the information on what you can do to stop this dangerous bill before it’s too late. And if you’re in need of inspiration and hope, look at what the disability community did to help defeat assisted suicide by a vote of 330 to 118 in the UK, in A Matter of Life and Death.] Veto! Veto! Veto! It’s time for Gov. Jerry…
…state would play a role in the law’s promotion. There is no way to limit callers to people who are terminally ill, which is the distinction made in the End of Life Options Act. Anyone could call, including people who are depressed, and people eager to end the life of a family member. Will the state go beyond providing information about the End of Life Options Act? Will it make any referrals? If it refers callers to Compassion & Choices, why not…
…overnor to veto AB 2X 15, which would permit physician-assisted suicide in California. ASAN believes that physician-assisted suicide legislation like AB 2X 15 discriminates against people who are aging, ill, or have disabilities. During the course of its advocacy for people with disabilities, we repeatedly encounter attitudes that life with a disability – not only developmental disability but also disability caused by age or illness – is “undignif…
…Ed Roberts, considered the “father of independent living”, to head up the California rehabilitation agency.] September 21, 2015 Governor Jerry Brown c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Governor Brown: Even though I was born with a disability, I didn’t become part of the disability rights movement until my early 30’s, when I joined the board of directors of the Westside Center for Independent Living in Los Angeles. One of the f…
