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John Kelly & Anita Cameron Begin A Busy Week Opposing Mass. Assisted Suicide Bill

Tuesday, June 25 begins a busy week for disability advocates opposed to legalization of assisted suicide. The Massachusetts “End of Life Options Act” H.1926/S.1208 will be heard before the Joint Committee On Public Health. John Kelly, NDY’s New England Regional Director, and Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach, are among several disability leaders planning to testify. Details of … Continue reading John Kelly & Anita Cameron Begin A Busy Week Opposing Mass. Assisted Suicide Bill

Not Dead Yet Condemns Maine Governor’s Signing of Assisted Suicide Bill

Contacts: Mike Reynolds 207-576-7396 (no voicemail; uppitycrip@gmail.com) John Kelly 617-952-3302 (jkelly@notdeadyet.org) Not Dead Yet Condemns Maine Governor’s Signing of Assisted Suicide Bill (Augusta, ME) Long time Not Dead Yet disability activist Mike Reynolds condemned today’s signing of “An Act To Enact the Maine Death with Dignity Act” by Governor Janet Mills. “This is a terrible day in … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Condemns Maine Governor’s Signing of Assisted Suicide Bill

An Open Letter to Maine Governor Mills: Veto Assisted Suicide Law LD 1313

VETO LD 1313, An Act “To Enact the Maine Death with Dignity Act” Dear Governor Mills: The disability community appeals to you to veto LD 1313, which would legalize a public policy of assisted suicide. Many people are unaware of the fact that every major national disability organization that has taken a position on assisted suicide laws opposes them. … Continue reading An Open Letter to Maine Governor Mills: Veto Assisted Suicide Law LD 1313

Mike Reynolds’ Op-Ed Published On the Eve of Maine Assisted Suicide Hearing

In the Bangor Daily News: I can’t believe I’m still fighting against assisted suicide By Mike Reynolds, Special to the BDN • April 9, 2019 In what seems like a lifetime ago, I began my activism against assisted suicide in a small dorm on the University of Maine campus in Orono, never imagining that I’d still be … Continue reading Mike Reynolds’ Op-Ed Published On the Eve of Maine Assisted Suicide Hearing

Cathy Ludlum: “We will be the collateral damage” of assisted suicide

PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE Testimony regarding HB 5898 An Act Concerning Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Patients March 18, 2019 Senator Abrams, Rep. Steinberg, and members of the Public Health Committee: My name is Cathy Ludlum, and I am one of the leaders of Second Thoughts Connecticut, a group of people with disabilities and allies … Continue reading Cathy Ludlum: “We will be the collateral damage” of assisted suicide