Press Release: Not Dead Yet Provides Video and Written Comments on POLST to Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Approaching Death

July 23, 2013Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

…-Sustaining Treatment (POLST). Not Dead Yet has twice previously submitted comments to the Committee, previously called the Committee on Transforming End-of-Life Care. According to the IOM website, “The IOM Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues will hold its third meeting on July 22 and 23, 2013 in Houston, Texas. There will be a public session on July 22 featuring panel sessions on ethics and spirituality. The public s…

Media Advisory: New York Disability Rights Group Opposes NY Assisted Suicide Bill

February 9, 2015Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

…No safeguards have ever been enacted or proposed that can prevent this outcome, which can never be undone.” The NY proposal is based on the law that was passed by public referendum in Oregon. While proponents claim that Oregon is a successful experiment, the evidence indicates otherwise. “The Oregon assisted suicide reports show that the top five reasons doctors report for giving lethal prescriptions are related to disability, not terminal status…

Additional Sources of Information and Coverage on ADAPT and DUH City

September 17, 2008activism, ADAPT, advocacy, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…PT until last Friday) Issues of the DUH City Times – DUH City’s daily newspaper, in both pdf and text versions. DUH City TV – four videos up now, 3 of them captioned. This section has photos and commentary – updated at least once daily. One more – for the latest in text messages from DC ADAPTERs and the occasional photo, check out NationalADAPT on Twitter….

C & C Attorney Kathryn Tucker to Pitch Legalized Assisted Suicide at Conference on Abuse of Elderly and Disabled?

November 5, 2010abuse, Compassion & Choices, conferences, Conflation and Con jobs, Homicide / 'Mercy Killing', NAPSA, national adult protective services association, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…he most part, that is what you see in the program for the 2010 conference (pdf). There is one glaring exception. On November 9, the second day of the conference, a concurrent presentation is being given by “Compassion & Choices” attorney Kathryn Tucker. (Most often, this organization is referred to as “Conflation & Con Jobs” here.) Tucker’s presentation is titled “Abuse in Terminally Ill Patients: Failures of Care.” However abuse is defined by Tuc…

Not Dead Yet, NMD United, et al. Sue NY Governor On Ventilator Re-Allocation Guidelines

October 8, 2020bioethics, court cases, COVID-19, Disability Rights New York, healthcare rationing, life-sustaining treatment, lifeboat ethics, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, treatment withdrawal, ventilatorcourt cases, COVID-19, medical discrimination, New York State, ventilatorsDiane Coleman

…ndent individuals in a difficult position of choosing between life-sustaining ventilation and urgent medical care.” Id. at 41. To review the full complaint, go here for a PDF version and here for a text version….