…sed to euthanasia, and other people with disabilities participated through online discussion to challenge Latimer and his fellow pro-euthanasia panel members in a debate during the online blog. “When disabled people are murdered by caretakers or family members, many people justify these murders as ‘understandable,’ or talk about the ‘burden’ of caring for someone with a disability,” said Ms. Gross. “This is the view that was aired on Canadian Glob…
…a Dept. of Health Services, et al., Case 3:21-cv-06654-VC, filed August 27, 2021) The joint disability and patients rights organization statements by DREDF, NCIL, United Spinal, NDY, AAPD, Access Living and Patients Rights Action Fund came just days after the complaint was filed in California, where assisted suicide has been legal since June 2016. Plaintiffs in the case include four doctors and two patients, the latter a woman with ALS and another…
[Published in the CTPost on April 1, 2021, and New Haven Register April 3.] State needs health care, not “death with dignity” Joan Cavanagh Apr 1, 2021 Anyone who has been with loved ones facing serious, painful illness will empathize deeply with the testimonies in Ed Stannard’s Sunday, March 21 article. I have. And I do. But as an anti-war, anti-death penalty, pro-choice, human rights advocate who has been compelled to fight attempts by the medi…
…ed to the organization’s goals. Québec Euthanasia deaths increase by 51% in 2021-22 annual report. A discrepancy of 289 deaths. by Amy Hasbrouck (12/15/22) Let’s Win the War against Bullying of the Disabled People! by Audrey Ignatoff (07/24/22) Assisted Suicide Laws and Ableism by Diane Coleman, J.D. (National Assn. of Legal Assistants, Facts and Findings, 4th Qtr. 2021) Marilyn Golden: An Unforgettable Legacy of Wisdom, Dedication, and Results (D…
…ne. How Can Legislators Represent Us If They Cannot Talk to Us? January 11, 2021 (Manchester, CT) – People with disabilities fear for their lives during the pandemic, and like everyone else must socially distance. At the same time, they are increasingly concerned that assisted suicide legislation—which they also see as a threat to their lives—will be introduced during the 2021 session. In previous years, the grassroots disability rights group, Sec…
