…ssage that you have a right to end your miserable, burdensome, devalued life, because, really, it’s your choice. Unfortunately, some people with disabilities are starting to drink that Kool-Aid. Please read the rest of the op-ed at this link. Taking a few minutes to go through the free registration and leaving a comment would be great, too. Rhonda Wiebe is a disability rights advocate from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She co-chairs the ending-of-life ethic…
…t presents current evidence of failure of safeguards, abuse, and the enlargement of eligibility criteria would be indispensable to advocates working to stem the tide of AS/E. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your consideration. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions….
…ion, and financial and social pressure often cause people to ask for AS/E. Tests for “competence” are not designed to detect grief or treatable problems that cause suicidality. Where assisted suicide is legal, problems and abuse are rarely noticed or dealt with. Though AS/E may be safe for some privileged people, many more elders and people with disabilities will be put in danger by legalizing these practices.Self-determination – Choice is an illu…
…tory determinations that life-sustaining medical care is futile and should be withdrawn.1 The Council concluded that protections are needed to ensure (1) the patient’s wishes are followed; (2) life-sustaining medical care is not removed pending transfer; and (3) that in the absence of patient competency and an advanced directive, a neutral, unbiased, and independent decision maker is in place with a right to judicial appeal.2 . . . 1 See National…
…an amicus brief in the case, has shared his initial analysis of the decision on his Medical Futility Blog. The New Jersey Star-Ledger has coverage of the ruling. NJ Today also has a story about the ruling. The ruling itself can be read here in pdf format. For any member of the media wanting comment on the case: Contact info for Anne Studholme: Tel: (609) 945-3955 Cell: (609) 651-6211 Fax: (609) 935-0567 (space inserted in email as a spam precauti…
