Our Board Members Have Been Busy on Many Fronts

December 12, 2014assisted suicide, media, media coverage, NDY Board Members, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, bill peace, John Kelly, media coverage, Mike Volkman, Robin Stephens, Samantha CraneStephen Drake

…with Mike Volkman. Mike shared information about growing up disabled in a world filled with barriers. The brief bio serves as a context to help explain the opposition to legalized assisted suicide that he, Not Dead Yet, and disability activists maintain: On December 3, DebateOut published extended interviews with board Member Samantha Crane and NDY Regional Director John Kelly. The interviews are parts of a larger back and forth that also feature…

Guest Blog: “On Trees and Travel and the Value of Life” by Audrey Cole

May 13, 2013assisted suicide, Audrey Cole, Canada, guest blog, suicideStephen Drake

…s and Travel and the Value of Life Two pieces of writing, appearing on the world wide web on two consecutive days in April, described two disturbingly different views of the respective values, hopes and human obligations of two very fragile Canadian lives! In the first piece, I read a thoughtful, wise and beautiful story ostensibly about making and carrying out a decision to lop off a significant upper portion of a magnificent white spruce, the ag…

New York NDY Activists Occupied Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Conference

May 12, 2016aid in dying, assisted suicide, center for disability rights, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Center for Disability Rights, New YorkDiane Coleman

…utside legislative chambers, as shown in photos. Albany 5-10-16 Not Dead Yet activists wearing pink NDY tshirts & holding pink NDY banner African American wheelchair user in pink NDY tshirt holding yellow poster saying “World’s Cheapest Health Care” with a poison bottle depicted. And a local television station in Rochester followed up by interviewing CDR’s Director of Advocacy, Stephanie Woodward, on video for broadcast on May 11….

John Kelly’s DE Testimony Deconstructs the Ableism of Assisted Suicide Proponents

May 19, 2023"death with dignity", ableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, end-of-life options bills, euthanasia, MAID, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimonyableism, aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, John Kelly, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…Ezekiel Emanuel on the social factors that motivate usage of the suicide drugs. “The dominant reasons for wanting euthanasia or assisted suicide are psychological and involve control factors,” said Ezekiel Emanuel, chair of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school. He noted that most of those who have used aid-in-dying laws are white, well insured and college-educated. “These are people who are used to c…

30 Organizations Urge HHS/OCR To Take New Steps To Prevent Healthcare Discrimination

February 15, 2021discrimination, dredf, futile care, futility, health disparities, healthcare rationing, HHS, life-sustaining treatment, medical bigotry, medical discrimination, organ transplants, Our News & Commentary Blog, Patients Rights Action Fund, Quality Adjusted Life Yearshealthcare disparities, healthcare rationing, HHS Office for Civil Rights, medical discriminationDiane Coleman

…e, we strongly support continued regulatory action in the form of proposed rulemaking as outlined in “Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Critical Health and Human Service Programs or Activities” (RIN: 0945-AA15). Thank you very much for your time and consideration. Sincerely, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Maria Town President & CEO American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Ronald L. Newman National Political Directo…