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Disability Advocates Opposing Maryland Assisted Suicide Bill Made To Wait…and Wait

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No coverage of the assisted suicide issue is fair and balanced without the perspective of disability organizations and individuals who oppose it. Today, the Maryland House Health and Government Operations and Judiciary Committees are holding a joint legislative hearing on proposed physician-assisted suicide legislation – House Bill 399. The committees decided to allow all witnesses in favor of the bill … Continue reading Disability Advocates Opposing Maryland Assisted Suicide Bill Made To Wait…and Wait →

Many Disability Advocates Blocked From Testifying At NJ Assisted Suicide Hearing

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Seven disability advocates representing national and New Jersey state organizations planned to testify at a state Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on Thursday, February 7, beginning at 1:00 p.m., but only two were allowed to do so. Unlike NJ Committee hearings on the issue in previous years, the hearing was stopped at 2:30, cutting … Continue reading Many Disability Advocates Blocked From Testifying At NJ Assisted Suicide Hearing →

Media Advisory: Doctor-Prescribed Suicide Laws Are Bad Public Policy

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NDY issued the Media Advisory below on the Monday morning, January 28, 2019. No coverage of the assisted suicide issue is fair and balanced without the perspective of New York disability organizations and individuals who oppose it. (Proponents of bills to legalize assisted suicide will be holding a press conference at the state capital in … Continue reading Media Advisory: Doctor-Prescribed Suicide Laws Are Bad Public Policy →

John Kelly’s Newest Op-Ed Greets the New Year With A Great Message

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Legislature should continue to reject assisted suicide bill By John B. Kelly Posted Dec 24, 2018 In a recent Wicked Local Lexington commentary (“Medical aid in dying important for some with disabilities,” Sept. 28), Michael Martignetti argues for the legalization of assisted suicide from the perspective of someone with the progressive neurological disability, Friedrichs ataxia. I can … Continue reading John Kelly’s Newest Op-Ed Greets the New Year With A Great Message →

Cathy Ludlum’s Outstanding Letter Published In the Hartford Courant

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Assisted suicide does not increase personal choice We at the grassroots disability organization Second Thoughts Connecticut object to a sentence in a recent story [Dec. 14, courant.com, “Former state GOP chairman takes job as Connecticut Catholic Church lobbyist“]. The sentence reads: “Culhane also lobbied successfully against other bills the church opposed, including repeated attempts over the … Continue reading Cathy Ludlum’s Outstanding Letter Published In the Hartford Courant →