Mourning the Passing of Disability Rights Activist Lillibeth Navarro

September 14, 2023ADAPT, assisted suicide, million dollar baby, Our News & Commentary Blog, protestsIn Memoriam, Lillibeth NavarroDiane Coleman

…unity integration for people with disabilities in all aspects of life. The world is a better place for all of us because of her work…. Over the last decade, Lillibeth became part of my life again as she advocated against a public policy of assisted suicide, helping to communicate the real dangers of this policy to the disability community and the broader public. Like so many people with disabilities, Lillibeth saw and experienced healthcare dispar…

Does the ADA Require Euthanasia As A Reasonable Accommodation? – More on the CA Court Case

October 24, 2021aid in dying, Americans with Disabilities Act, assisted suicide, court cases, end-of-life options bills, euthanasia, litigation, Our News & Commentary Blogcourt cases, end of life options, euthanasiaDiane Coleman

…liability, assist the qualified individual by preparing the aid-in-dying drug so long as the person does not assist the qualified person in ingesting the aid- in-dying drug.” Id. at § 443.14 (emphasis added). [Motion, p. 7] Because the EOLOA prohibits assistance with ingesting AID medication, the benefits of the EOLOA are inaccessible to physically disabled terminally ill persons whose disability, as with Ms. Morris and Ms. Doe in the very near f…

Jensen Caraballo: Assisted Suicide Laws Are Dangerous

June 9, 2022abuse, ADAPT, aid in dying, assisted suicide, guest blog, health disparities, Latino, long term services and supports, MAID, nursing homes, Our News & Commentary Blog, Pew Research Center, quality of life judgmentsassisted suicide, Jensen Caraballo, Latino, MAIDDiane Coleman

…ose assisted suicide like: ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today) ADAPT National American Association of People with Disabilities Assn of Programs for Rural Independent Living Autistic Self Advocacy Network Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund National Council on Disability National Council on Independent Living National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities National Spinal Cord Injury…

Access Living’s Amber Smock Quoted Extensively In Chicago Tribune

March 8, 2024ableism, Access Living, aid in dying, assisted suicide, duty to die, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, media coverage, medical aid in dyingDiane Coleman

…ed availability of this option might lead people to end their lives for altruistic purposes when personal doubts remain. Especially with the potential encouragement of a medical professional. For that reason, and others, we believe that Illinois should not pass this legislation and join the 11 jurisdictions (California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Montana, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington) that have passed…

U.N. Experts Say Disability Is Not A Reason To Sanction Medically Assisted Dying

December 2, 2021ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, duty to die, end-of-life options bills, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blog, quality of life judgments, united nationsassisted suicide, CRPD, euthanasia, United NationsDiane Coleman

…sted dying – UN experts GENEVA (25 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today expressed alarm at a growing trend to enact legislation enabling access to medically assisted dying based largely on having a disability or disabling conditions, including in old age. “We all accept that it could never be a well-reasoned decision for a person belonging to any other protected group – be it a racial minority, gender or sexual minorities – to end their l…