Disability Rights Groups Applaud NY Court of Appeals Assisted Suicide Ruling

September 7, 2017"death with dignity", ADAPT, aid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, court decisions, duty to die, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, Court Decisions, Friend of the Court Brief, New YorkDiane Coleman

…sability rights groups applaud today’s New York Court of Appeals unanimous ruling announcing that “we reject plaintiffs’ argument that an individual has a fundamental constitutional right to aid-in-dying . . . . We also reject plaintiffs’ assertion that the State’s prohibition on assisted suicide is not rationally related to legitimate state interests.” Not Dead Yet led the filing of a Disability Rights friend-of-the-court brief in the state’s hig…

Canadian Proposals for Assisted Suicide Eligibility for Mental Health Conditions

September 1, 2017aid in dying, Amy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet CanadaDiane Coleman

…sted suicide expansion being studied by the Council of Canadian Academies. Today, we’re discussing mental illness as the main reason for assisted suicide eligibility. The first and most obvious problem with allowing assisted suicide and euthanasia for people with psychiatric disabilities is that their wish to die is usually a symptom of the disability – as is the case with depression. The only way to know if the person is receiving the treatment t…

Disability Advocate Sheryl Grossman Gives Moving Testimony Against Maryland Assisted Suicide Bill

February 16, 2017"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Maryland, Our News & Commentary Blog, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…ary 16, 2017 OPPOSE Madam Chair, Delegates, and fellow citizens, I am here today to oppose House Bill 370, the “End of Life Options Act”. My name is Sheryl Grossman. I have a very rare, genetic condition called Bloom’s Syndrome, so rare in fact that I am the 72nd case ever recorded worldwide, historywide. Back in the olden days when I was diagnosed Dr’s didn’t know much and they advised my parents that I wouldn’t live past 2, maybe 4 (it got longe…

Weekly Advocacy Monitor Reports on NCIL & ADAPT Joining NDY Amicus Brief

January 13, 2016Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

…ly only for those with ‘terminal’ conditions, many of us would not be here today,” said Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council on Independent Living. “I might not be here today, and I’m grateful that assisted suicide was not legal back then, and I’m committed to keeping it that way.” Disability advocates helped lead efforts to prevent passage of assisted suicide bills in at least a dozen states in 2015. Bills to legalize assist…

Press Release: Eleven Disability Organizations File Friend of the Court Brief in Appeal of New York Assisted Suicide Case

February 16, 2017"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, Friend of the Court Brief, New YorkDiane Coleman

…ly only for those with ‘terminal’ conditions, many of us would not be here today,” said Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council on Independent Living. “I might not be here today, and I’m grateful that assisted suicide was not legal back then, and I’m committed to keeping it that way.” The brief also expresses concerns about the context of health care cost-cutting in which assisted suicide is being advocated. “In an aging society…