…nst the legislation. Somers also referenced Canada, which has come under scrutiny for potential abuses of euthanasia. Stalled for a Decade, Bill to Allow Assisted Suicide Gets a Hearing in the Legislature (CT Examiner, 01/18/23) *** Addendum: “The question is how many struggling people will follow their lead, pressured by society and assisted by the health-care system to die,” Cathy Ludlum, of Second Thoughts Connecticut – a grassroots organizatio…
The In the News page on the NDY website links to print and broadcast news pieces that include interview quotes or other mentions of Not Dead Yet or our disability allies. The vast majority of articles and broadcasts are about assisted suicide laws. The pattern, with rare exception, is that the attention on the disability perspective is a tiny fraction of the total piece. That said, Sara Luterman’s article in The Nation, a magazine founded by abol…
…laws have been far more concerned about controlling the way they exit the world than about controlling pain. No less an authority than Lonny Shavelson, now the Chair of the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid In Dying, told Szabo, “It’s almost never about pain, it’s about dignity and control.” Szabo also quotes ethicist Ezekiel Emanuel on the social factors that motivate usage of the suicide drugs. “The dominant reasons for wanting euthana…
Today, Anita Cameron testified via online access to oppose Minnesota’s assisted suicide bill while John Kelly and Diane Coleman submitted written testimony to the MN House of Representatives Health Finance and Policy Committee. Below are excerpts from each and their names links to their full testimonies. Anita Cameron Research has documented Black, Asian, and Hispanic persons regularly experience barriers to palliative/hospice care utilization. ……
…ST) Form, November 14, 2012, http://www.medsocdel.org/Portals/1/In%20the%20News/MOLST%20Form%20Letter%20111412.pdf [7] POLST: Honoring Patients’ Wishes for Treatment, Part 3: Having the POLST Conversation, University of California Television, Coming of Age Lecture Series, UC Davis Health System Center for Healthy Aging, http://www.medsocdel.org/Portals/1/In%20the%20News/MOLST%20Form%20Letter%20111412.pdf [8] American Medical Association Opinion 2….
