…y to challenge the assisted suicide movement and other deadly forms of medical discrimination. With the increasing popularity of “Dr. Death” Jack Kevorkian, whose body count was mainly people with disabilities who were not terminally ill, there had been growing talk of a street action group like ADAPT to address this critical threat to our lives. So, from a running gag in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Bob suggested “Not Dead Yet.” On…
…rights perspective on topics related to assisted suicide, euthanasia, medical ethics, third party decisions to withhold life-sustaining medical treatment and homicides of persons with disabilities. There were over 70,740 views of the website during the reporting year, and NDY posted 162 Facebook entries and 257 tweets. NDY posted five videos on Not Dead Yet’s You Tube channel. Media: National NDY issued ten press releases. NDY staff, board and ac…
…ion should be raised with patients or their families. The guidelines say local hospitals and organ procurement organizations should decide individually how to handle that question. “I’m worried about it,” says Dr. Stuart Youngner, a bioethicist at Case Western Reserve University, noting that there’s long been a clear line between the decision to discontinue care and to donate organs. “From the beginning the organ transplantation establishment has…
…y to challenge the assisted suicide movement and other deadly forms of medical discrimination. With the increasing popularity of “Dr. Death” Jack Kevorkian, whose body count was mainly people with disabilities who were not terminally ill, there had been growing talk of a street action group like ADAPT to address this critical threat to our lives. So, from a running gag in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Bob suggested “Not Dead Yet.” On…
…else be able to legally kill him when he’s ‘ready.’ That’s not a hypothetical person, but describes Tony Nicklinson, who is getting worldwide coverage regarding his wish to have a doctor be able to kill him with a legal injection sometime in the future. The public, of course, eats this up. It’s so much easier to get behind the desire of a disabled person to kill himself than it is to support the needs of thousands of people who may require more o…
