Join Annual Disability Day of Mourning Events March 1st

February 24, 2022Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Day of Mourning, domestic violence, elder abuse, homicide, Homicide / 'Mercy Killing', murder, Our News & Commentary BlogDay of Mourning, homicide, mercy killingDiane Coleman

…isabilities who lost their lives at the hands of family members or caregivers. We will remember those we have lost and remind the world that their lives had value….

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Discussed and Debated on Huffington Post Live

January 24, 2013assisted suicide, Californians Against Assisted Suicide, euthanasia, final exit network, Frontline, Huffpo, john kelly, media, Our News & Commentary Blog, Second ThoughtsStephen Drake

…g a state program to sanction suicide, which sounds OK in some “fairy tale world,” but not in the one he lives in which involves discrimination and pressures toward feeling a burden and a distrust of professionals shared by many people with disabilities. Just for those who like to do some fact-checking, here are a couple of helpful links: This link is to a pdf version of the 2012 Oregon “Death With Dignity” report, which includes a summary of data…

Vermont: Great Article by Activist Rosemarie Jackowski on Assisted Suicide

February 12, 2013assisted suicide, health care reform, health disparities, Our News & Commentary Blog, suicide, suicide prevention, vermontStephen Drake

…edless to say, this made everything worse. She soon accepted a job with a cruise ship line and sailed away. True story — happened in New Jersey. Is suicide still against the law there? More recently, another friend was searching for a way out. He was not in physical pain. He was not terminally ill. His problem was that he was in a nursing home and the conditions there were not good. What he needed was a Health Care Advocate — someone to advocate f…

PRESS RELEASE (English and French): Disability Rights Activists Begin 2nd Day of Protests Against Pro-Euthanasia Conference in Chicago

September 19, 2014assisted suicide, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blog, press release, protestsAmy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, disability rights, euthanasia, Nic Steenhout, press releaseStephen Drake

…d other disability rights groups in Chicago September 18-20 to protest the World Federation of Right to Die Societies conference. Amy Hasbrouck, director of Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet Canada and Nic Steenhout, director of Living with Dignity, will hold a press conference on Friday, September 19 at noon at 511 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, to respond to Canadian speakers at the conference. “A busload of ADAPT activists just arrived last night to jo…

ADAPT and Not Dead Yet Collaborate on New York City Times Square Super Screen Message

December 19, 2013Our News & Commentary BlogADAPT, Not Dead Yet, Times Square Super ScreenDiane Coleman

…r communities. These messages are displayed in a ten second video and will run once an hour, 18 hours a day for the next three months. The first message avows that life, with or without disabilities, is worth living. Many misguided individuals have promulgated so-called “assisted-suicide” and euthanasia laws throughout the world that discriminate against elderly and disabled people by creating a state supported path to death. An all too common bel…