George Exoo Resurfaces – Plans for Swiss-like “suicide tourism” at death house in North Carolina?

September 14, 2010assisted suicide, documentary, final exit network, george exoo, hospice, media coverage, North Carolina, Our News & Commentary Blog, right to dieStephen Drake

…Diane Turbyfill in the Gaston Gazette: A West Virginia man hopes to turn a run-down house in the Smyre Mill Village into a center to assist people with suicide. The Rev. George Exoo, a Unitarian minister, has attended and sometimes assisted with more than 100 suicides. He bought a Gastonia property three years ago with the intent of renovating and selling it. The quarter-of-an-acre lot has been trouble, according to Exoo. The improvements he plann…

Amy Hasbrouck’s Powerful Message to NCD Urges U.S. Disability Leadership Against the Global Threat of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Laws

January 12, 2015Amy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Belgium, Canada, euthanasia, national council on disability, Our News & Commentary BlogAmy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, National Council on DisabilityDiane Coleman

…tatement. From a perspective outside the U.S., it becomes clear that the struggle against medical killing is a global one, it is not just about assisted suicide, and that it is inextricably linked with economic and social policies that threaten the lives of disabled people everywhere. We are currently watching efforts to institute assisted suicide and/or euthanasia (AS/E) in New Zealand, Australia, England, Scotland, France, Germany and (of course…

John Kelly Letter Published In Boston Globe

September 7, 2021"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, boston globe, end-of-life options bills, john kelly, letters to the editor, Massachusetts, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, Boston Globe, death with dignity, John Kelly, Letter to the EditorDiane Coleman

…f the prospect of a state law sponsoring people’s suicides as rational responses to disability. Massachusetts should instead fully fund home care and provide world-class palliative care. Equality under the law depends on it. John B. Kelly Boston …

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…

John Kelly’s testimony covers medical mistakes, class and race/ethnic divide and more

October 4, 2021"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, end-of-life options bills, john kelly, Massachusetts, Me Before You, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimonyassisted suicide, end of life options, John Kelly, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…sed assisted suicide by more than 2 to 1, and often have a well-earned mistrust of the medical system. These laws make dominant the outlook of a professional class obsessed with individual achievement, autonomy, and status – thus the constant use of the word “dignity,” over the worldview of a working-class that relies on a family support system, connection, and reverence for elders. By undermining the value placed on old, ill, and disabled people,…