NY Court of Appeals Rally – Two Photos and Coverage

June 2, 2017"death with dignity", aid in dying, amicus brief, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, court cases, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, death with dignity, Friend of the Court Brief, New YorkDiane Coleman

…wed & protest footage] Advocates push for right to die legislation (Albany News 10 ABC, 5/30/17) [Adam Prizio, NDY attorney, interviewed & protest footage] New York’s high court hears physician-assisted suicide case (Rochester News 10 NBC, 5/30/17) Defense arguments in Myers v. Schneiderman – public radio interview of disability attorney Adam Prizio by Alyssa Plock (Capitol Pressroom, 5/30/17) [Transcript in process] NY’s highest court to weigh ph…

Neurology Guidelines Push Back Against “Rush To Judgment” In Brain Injury Cases

October 8, 2018American Academy of Neurology, brain injury, coma, consciousness, life-ending decisions, life-sustaining treatment, Our News & Commentary Blog, vegetative stateAmerican Academy of Neurology, brain injury, Kingston Holmes, PVSDiane Coleman

…ousness that are not at all consistent with AAN guidelines. This has been true under the previous guidelines which called for waiting periods of “three months after a nontraumatic insult leading to VS and 12 months following a traumatic injury,” and will be even worse going forward unless doctors and hospitals stop rushing to judgment. It’s bad enough when they ignore the disability rights perspective, but no one should ever defend doctors who ign…

Lisa Blumberg: Getting Beyond Advance Medical Directives

September 16, 2022advance directives, Conversation Project, DNR, Do-Not-Resuscitate, Dr. Ferdinando Mirarchi, end-of-life care, Health care decision-making, life-sustaining treatment, Lisa Blumberg, Our News & Commentary Blog, supported decision making, treatment withdrawalAdvance Care Planning, advance directives, End-of-life, Lisa Blumberg, treatment withdrawalDiane Coleman

…in-the-age-of-covid-19.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/27/opinion/coronavirus-doesnt-discriminate-neither-should-testing-treatment/?p1=Article_Feed_AuthorQuery 7. https://theconversationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ConversationStarterGuide.pdf https://khn.org/news/article/advance-care-planning-palliative-care-experts-paradigm-shift/ https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/magazine/can-ambien-wake-minimally-conscious.html Ibid. https:…

Lisa Blumberg: Recent Medscape Survey Indicates that Doctors are Divided on Life and Death Issues

December 29, 2022"end of life", aid in dying, assisted suicide, futile care, futility, Health care decision-making, healthcare rationing, life-sustaining treatment, Our News & Commentary Blog, passive euthanasia, quality of life judgments, treatment withdrawalassisted suicide, futility, Surrogate decision making, treatment withholdingDiane Coleman

…espond to public opinion and shifts in sentiments but the reverse is also true, i.e. doctors have political and social clout on issues deemed medical in nature. To a large extent, the public takes its cue from them. We need to continue working with our allies in the medical community to educate health care professionals on the corrupting influences of legal assisted suicide. Should physician-assisted suicide be legal for patients in intractable pa…

Video Link to July 7 Debate on Falconer Bill (Swiss Suicide Immunity)

July 14, 2009assisted suicide, jane campbell, legislation, Our News & Commentary Blog, policy, Switzerland, United KingdomStephen Drake

…y members to Switzerland to commit suicide at a Dignitas facility. The bad news is this: It’s a continous videostream of the entire 7.5 hours of debate in the House of Lords that day and the connection and buffering can be erratic. As I’ve mentioned before, I have terrible trouble doing transcripts myself. Unless someone else types a transcript, there won’t be one available – as far as I know. Having said that, the link to the debate is below. The…