…ce for Civil Rights US Dept. of Health and Human Services Alison Barkoff Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging Principal Deputy Administrator Administration for Community Living 1 https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/504-rfi.pdf 2 https://ncd.gov/publications/2019/bioethics-report-series…
…state could have sought to prohibit all offers to assist in suicide when accompanied by an overt act to accomplish that goal. The state here did neither.” (Emphasis added.) That’s what the legislators could have done. It really looks like they didn’t care much if family members and friends were helping the suicides of elderly, ill and disabled folks (they’re expensive, after all). They just didn’t want a Kevorkian causing a scene in their state. M…
…ice, which is transmitting its coverage of the trial over the wires. The latest story from them has a very big problem in it. Here’s the most troublesome quote, this one taken from the AP story on the Chicago Tribune website: In a videotaped confession played during the trial, McCarron told police she could no longer deal with her daughter’s illness. People with autism often struggle to control impulses, and children with autism can be difficult t…
…ion Matrix meeting) On October 11, NDY President Diane Coleman submitted a comment (to jchcpubliccomments@jchc.virginia.gov) which began: I am submitting this comment as a person with an advanced neuromuscular condition who uses breathing support 18-19 hours a day. I have personal experience with misdiagnosis and the uncertainty of terminal predictions by doctors. I am also the founder and President of Not Dead Yet, a national disability rights gr…
…State Abuses and Complications.” Hearing testimonies on HB 7015 submitted in advance are available online on the Judiciary Committee’s website….
