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Statement of Not Dead Yet (USA) to Canadian Panel on Carter Case Decision

…icide in Oregon: A Medical Perspective, Michigan Law Review (2008): http://dredf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Hendin-Foley-Michigan-Law-Review.pdf, page 1628. [18] For more details and citations on the role of Compassion and Choices in Oregon assisted suicides, see M. Golden, Why Assisted Suicide Must Not Be Legalized, Section C. 1., entitled “Doctor Shopping: All Roads Lead to Rome”, http://dredf.org/public-policy/assisted-suicide/why-assisted-…

Disability Rights Toolkit for Advocacy Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide

…oard by emailing dcoleman@notdeadyet.org, jkelly@notdeadyet.org or mgolden@dredf.org. If disability advocates in your state want to form a disability organization to help carry the message, two approaches have been taken: a) establish a state Not Dead Yet group such as Not Dead Yet Colorado, or b) establish a state Second Thoughts group such as Second Thoughts (Massachusetts) or Second Thoughts Connecticut. The name “Second Thoughts” reflects the…

Not Dead Yet’s Public Comment to U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services on Affordable Care Act’s Nondiscrimination Regulations

…lities: Medical Procedures that Violate Civil Rights, at pp. 10-11. http://www.ndrn.org/images/Documents/Resources/Publications/Reports/Devaluing_People_with_Disabilities.pdf Too many in the health care system have given virtual “carte blanche” powers to surrogates so long as they decide to deny life-sustaining care. This is not acceptable. The recommendations contained in the NDRN Report constitute nothing less than a call to conscience for healt…

NDY’s Public Comment on Affordable Care Act’s Nondiscrimination Regulations

…lities: Medical Procedures that Violate Civil Rights, at pp. 10-11. http://www.ndrn.org/images/Documents/Resources/Publications/Reports/Devaluing_People_with_Disabilities.pdf Too many in the health care system have given virtual “carte blanche” powers to surrogates so long as they decide to deny life-sustaining care. This is not acceptable. The recommendations contained in the NDRN Report constitute nothing less than a call to conscience for healt…

Second Thoughts Connecticut Negotiates POLST/MOLST Legislation With Consumer Protections We Can Live With

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…POLST and mandating a review of compliance with the POLST law as part of licensing inspections. Second Thoughts Connecticut drew from Manne’s analysis and brought other research and materials to bear to negotiate and reach a consensus with Connecticut POLST advocates for a POLST bill that is as close to a model for the nation as we have seen. A news article about POLST and the Connecticut bill highlighted their success in reaching a balanced prop…