…the care and resources that they need. We have to continue to advocate for reliable, competent care in the community. We have to include to advocate for full inclusion of people with disabilities.” There’s a concern that creating cheap alternatives to life-extending care can feed into a growing culture of suicide acceptance, where suicide ideation can overtake the desire to live a full, worthwhile life, even when the latter is possible. Several sp…
…ys at a particular time. Treating depression and pain would be the medical community’s response to people without disabilities, and it is the appropriate response for our community.” Diane Coleman, President and CEO of Not Dead Yet cautioned, “This terrible life-threatening lawsuit turns laws against disability discrimination upside down. As the data shows, people request assisted suicide because their disability related needs, such as qualified h…
…rd, it goes beyond the allowed “double effect” of making a hospice patient comfortable even if it may also shorten life. Ms. Bolen is not terminal and being comforted through the dying process, but rather her death could only be induced with medication. Ms. Bolen is reported to have undergone over 30 surgeries (more than one every six months), which is neither typical treatment for SMA, nor comports with standards of care of individuals with neuro…
…iterature reviews, reviews of media reports, and legal analysis is used to examine each topic. Each report includes findings and makes recommendations to lawmakers and policymakers that we hope will ensure that the lives of people with disabilities are valued on an equal and nondiscriminatory basis with all others. Not Dead Yet specifically consulted on the topics of organ donation, assisted suicide and medical futility. NCD’s release on today’s a…
…ated health care topics. These included, among others, NCIL’s Healthcare/PAS Committee, the NY Association on Independent Living Health Committee, and CDR’s Public Policy Committee….
