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Shavelson Case Seeking Euthanasia Under Assisted Suicide Law Dismissed

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Good news! On Wednesday December 7th, Judge Chabbria of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the Shavelson case, with prejudice. Michelle Uzeta, the DREDF attorney who prepared our excellent Disability Amicus Brief, says this means the case is over at the district court level. NDY previously reported on the … Continue reading Shavelson Case Seeking Euthanasia Under Assisted Suicide Law Dismissed →

DREDF Issues Statement On Court Decision In California Euthanasia Case

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DREDF Applauds District Court Decision Dismissing Complaint Seeking To Eliminate Fundamental Protections in California’s End of Life Options Act DREDF applauds the June 22, 2022, decision by federal district court Judge Vince Chhabria to dismiss the complaint in Shavelson v. California Department of Health Care Services, a case that seeks to eliminate the self-administration requirement … Continue reading DREDF Issues Statement On Court Decision In California Euthanasia Case →

Anorexia Nervosa, Psychiatric Disability and the New American Vanguard of the Movement to Legalize Assisted Suicide

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Guest Blog by Kathleen Nicole O’Neal    In February of 2022, Dr. Jennifer L. Gaudiani, Dr. Joel Yager, and the late medical patient Alyssa Bogetz published a truly disturbing article in the Journal of Eating Disorders entitled “Terminal Anorexia Nervosa: Three Cases and Proposed Clinical Characteristics.” In this article, Dr. Gaudiani, a Colorado based physician with … Continue reading Anorexia Nervosa, Psychiatric Disability and the New American Vanguard of the Movement to Legalize Assisted Suicide →

Belated News – Lisa Blumberg Powerful Op-Ed Published, But Then Bad CA Bill Signed

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We just learned that Lisa Blumberg’s excellent op-ed about the dangers of California’s assisted suicide expansion bill was published in Inside Sources on September 13. Four months earlier, Marilyn Golden’s op-ed in Capitol Weekly was also published. DREDF as well as Disability Rights California and others worked to oppose SB 380’s reductions in the minimal … Continue reading Belated News – Lisa Blumberg Powerful Op-Ed Published, But Then Bad CA Bill Signed →

NDY Letter to California Governor Newsom Urging Veto of Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill

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September 23, 2021 Via Email leg.unit@gov.ca.gov The Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor of the State of California State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Urging Veto of SB 380 Dear Governor Newsom: The purpose of this letter is to urge you to veto SB 380. If signed, SB 380 would eliminate critical protections contained in California’s End … Continue reading NDY Letter to California Governor Newsom Urging Veto of Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill →