New OCR Settlement On COVID-19 Triage Criteria Increases Disability Protections

July 2, 2020bioethics, COVID-19, futility, health disparities, healthcare rationing, HHS, medical discrimination, medical killings, Our News & Commentary BlogCOVID-19, healthcare rationing, HHS Office for Civil Rights, OCRDiane Coleman

…t everyone who can recover and survive, regardless of disability or age.” “Today’s OCR resolution makes clear that policies common in many states’ medical rationing plans – such as denying care based on the belief that disabled people take longer to recover or by using tools that penalize people for having disabilities that do not impact their ability to survive COVID19 – constitute illegal disability discrimination,” said Alison Barkoff, Director…

Nat’l Council on Independent Living’s Policy Director Testifies Against Massachusetts Bill

October 5, 2021"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, end-of-life options bills, Massachusetts, national council on independent living, Testimonyassisted suicide, end of life options, Massachusetts, National Council on Independent Living, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…sisted suicide being legalized, and the safeguards people claim exist are truly insufficient when it comes to protecting people who are already vulnerable. While proponents of legalizing assisted suicide claim safeguards will prevent abuse from occurring, the truth is these safeguards are incredibly ineffective. When coupled with problematic monitoring and a lack of meaningful oversight and enforcement mechanisms, they may as well be nonexistent….

Webinar: Fighting Assisted Suicide – The Big Picture in the States, Federal & Judiciary

March 3, 2022"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, courts, end-of-life options bills, Matt Valliere, Our News & Commentary Blog, Patients Rights Action Fundassisted suicide, medical aid in dying, Patients Rights Action Fund, WebinarDiane Coleman

…deral, and judiciary Friday, March 11th 2022 4:00pm to 5:30pm EST REGISTER TODAY The Patients’ Rights Action Fund, Not Dead Yet and our allies fight the legalization of assisted suicide public policy, which is dangerous and discriminatory. You are invited to attend a webinar for a complete update on the fight against assisted suicide and euthanasia on all fronts. State Update – Barbara Lyons, Coalitions Director of Patients’ Rights Action Fund Ass…

Anita Cameron: Health Disparities and Medical Abuse: Why Blacks Shouldn’t Support Assisted Suicide

June 17, 2022ableism, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, bigotry, civil rights, COVID-19, discrimination, experimentation, health disparities, medical discrimination, Michael Hickson, Our News & Commentary Blog, racismAnita Cameron, assisted suicide, healthcare disparities, Juneteenth, medical aid in dying, medical discrimination, racial disparities, racismDiane Coleman

…d in medical research today. Now, there is COVID-19, also known as coronavirus. What started as an outbreak has turned into a worldwide pandemic, with over one million Americans dead. The Black community, especially, is being ravaged by COVID-19. We are three times more likely to die from it, and four times more likely to be hospitalized for it. COVID 19 has laid bare racial disparities and disability discrimination in healthcare that leads to med…

Introducing the Not Dead Yet Video Blog!

September 23, 2022Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

…rt brown hair. I wear black hearing aids that have pink molds in them. And today I have on a red and black flannel shirt. Today, we’re covering involuntary withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment. First, let’s work backwards to break down exactly what that means. Life-sustaining medical treatment is what it sounds like, things a medical professional does to keep a patient alive. We can call it LSMT for short. LSMT does not cure or reverse…