Marilyn Golden: An Unforgettable Legacy of Wisdom, Dedication, and Results

October 28, 2021"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, dredf, end-of-life options bills, in memorium, Marilyn Golden, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Dredf, end of life options, Marilyn GoldenDiane Coleman

…pendent Living in Forest Park, Illinois. Ms. Coleman has presented invited testimony four times before Subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. She is a well-known writer and speaker on assisted suicide and euthanasia, and has appeared on national television news broadcasts for Nightline, CNN, ABC, CBS, MSNBC and others, as well as National Public Radio. She co-authored Amicus Briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court and variou…

Yesterday’s Joke Becoming Today’s Reality – Death Row and Assisted Suicide

June 16, 2011assisted suicide, crime and punishment, death penalty, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality check, satire, slippery slopeStephen Drake

…ense – we have a group of people that are shunned, devalued, and increasing numbers of taxpayers see as an unnecessary drain on public resources. Only this time, we’re talking about death row prisoners instead of old, ill and disabled people. I can see people becoming more comfortable with this idea, just as seems to be the case with applauding and encouraging the suicides of old, ill and disabled people. I’d better be careful when I write phony “…

Belgian Prisoner Serving Life Sentence Wins Right to Be Euthanized (I kind of predicted this in 1998)

September 21, 2014assisted suicide, Belgium, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Belgium, euthanasiaStephen Drake

…and “meaningless existence”. Nasty says that even if his death sentence is commuted, the best he can hope for is a life sentence with no hope for parole. Nasty, in a taped presentation, explained: “Hell, I figure the ACLU has helped cripples in nursing homes to escape being locked up with no hope of parole. Why should they get the right to die and I don’t? The food may be a little better in here than in a nursing home, but aside from that, it’s pr…

Federal study finds QALYs restrict access to lifesaving healthcare for people with disabilities

November 17, 2019bioethics, devaluation, healthcare rationing, medical discrimination, national council on disability, Our News & Commentary Blog, qaly, Quality Adjusted Life Yearsbioethics, National Council on Disability, QALYsDiane Coleman

…de Terry. “Purely measuring the quality of life based on cost-effective outcomes starts with a premise of counting a person with a disability as less than whole, producing inherently discriminatory outcomes.” In its study, NCD found sufficient evidence of discriminatory effects of the measure to warrant concern, including: concerns raised by bioethicists, patient rights groups, and disability rights advocates; and the inability of patients to obta…

ADAPT in Chicago: Blogs and Websites

September 14, 2007ADAPT, blog recommendations, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…the comments on blogs in which the ADAPT action was being discussed. She “comments on the comments” in her entry Collectively They Are Pretty Spectacular. Larry Wanger at the DisabilityNation blog has announced the audio magazine will feature coverage of the ADAPT action in Chicago. It’s scheduled to air on Sunday, September 16th. You can get more information on DisabilityNation and how to listen to the episodes offered by visiting the main websi…