…ed in 2021 after switching back to the six-month standard. When proponents testify before committees such as yours, they emphasize “safeguards.” But then they come back the following session and complain about “barriers” to care. So that 15 day waiting period, that becomes onerous, as does the 48-hour delay between written request and prescription. From the first Oregon report in 1998 regarding its “Death with Dignity Act,” it’s been clear that us…
…od, John Kelly + STMA – Webinar– No One Left Behind: Protecting Vulnerable Communities from Assisted Suicide (07/14/23) (video) Anita Cameron, John Kelly & Diane Coleman – Second Thoughts Connecticut Training: The Dangers of Assisted Suicide Laws (Webinar 11/18/21) (slides – pdf; slides – text) Diane Coleman & Amy Hasbrouck – A Disability Rights and Social Justice Perspective Against Assisted Suicide at EPC’s Stopping Assisted Suicide In Your Stat…
…ate, choice for the few means harm for the many. 8. Doctor Shopping It’s become common knowledge in Oregon that if your doctor says no, call the main organization that supports assisted suicide—today it’s called Compassion & Choices but it used to be known as the Hemlock Society—and it will refer you to assisted-suicide-friendly doctors. They have been involved in between 75% and 90% of Oregon’s reported assisted suicides, then stopped releasing t…
…he activities of ADAPT during its protests in Chicago. To a lot of readers coming to this blog from outside of the disability community, this might seem like a departure from our usual focus. It’s not. Not Dead Yet is a disability rights organization that engages in activism, including direct action. A majority of the disability activists who have marched, protested, chanted and even been arrested under the NDY banner were ADAPT activists (and sti…
…CDR’s Director of Advocacy Stephanie Woodward said in the release: The new website, NoSuicideNY.org, offers readers the latest news on the physician-assisted suicide debate in Albany; talking points to equip allies for effective advocacy; and video testimonials from terminally-ill persons, disabled people, and others whose life experiences have led them to speak out against doctor-assisted death. Significantly, the website also includes an action…
