…unced the sudden death of Paul Spooner. “We are most saddened to share the news that Paul Spooner, a disability rights leader for four decades, passed unexpectedly over the weekend,” wrote the organization in an email. “Paul was Executive Director of the Metrowest Center for Independent Living in Framingham since the early 1990s, a past president of the National Council of Independent Living, and always a fierce advocate for independent living, eq…
…rt and several state high courts, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in the Kligler case, rejecting the plaintiffs’ claim that assisted suicide is a constitutional right. “Although we recognize the paramount importance and profound significance of all end-of-life decisions, after careful consideration, we conclude that the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights does not reach so far as to protect physician-assisted suicide.3 We conclude a…
…8 TV, radio or podcast broadcasts. There were at least 26 print or online news articles covering NDY messaging, including in the Boston Globe, Hartford Courant, The Progressive Magazine, American Journal of Bioethics and Associated Press. Systems Advocacy: NDY staff and advocates pursued several key systems advocacy policy initiatives during the reporting year, using a combination of strategies and approaches. Assisted Suicide: NDY opposed assist…
…8 TV, radio or podcast broadcasts. There were at least 26 print or online news articles covering NDY messaging, including in the Boston Globe, Hartford Courant, The Progressive Magazine, American Journal of Bioethics and Associated Press. Systems Advocacy: NDY staff and advocates pursued several key systems advocacy policy initiatives during the reporting year, using a combination of strategies and approaches. Assisted Suicide: NDY opposed assist…
…8 TV, radio or podcast broadcasts. There were at least 26 print or online news articles covering NDY messaging, including in the Boston Globe, Hartford Courant, The Progressive Magazine, American Journal of Bioethics and Associated Press. Systems Advocacy: NDY staff and advocates pursued several key systems advocacy policy initiatives during the reporting year, using a combination of strategies and approaches. Assisted Suicide: NDY opposed assist…
