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Sarah Cavar: Germany Grapples With Assisted Suicide In Courts and Parliament

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This hasn’t previously been on NDY’s radar (h/t to Euthanasia Prevention Coalition), but Germany has been grappling with assisted suicide since at least 2005, when a woman disabled by paralysis, Bettina Koch, sought to purchase suicide drugs domestically. She was denied, and then travelled to Switzerland and committed suicide “with the help of the Dignitas … Continue reading Sarah Cavar: Germany Grapples With Assisted Suicide In Courts and Parliament →

California’s 2017 Assisted Suicide Report: What Do They Have To Hide?

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The California state assisted suicide report for 2017 omitted at least one important type of data, the reasons people request lethal drugs. The reasons data is something that Oregon and Washington have reported from the beginning of their “experiments” with these extremely flawed and dangerous laws. This omission by California should raise red flags. First, the … Continue reading California’s 2017 Assisted Suicide Report: What Do They Have To Hide? →

Important News From NDY UK: Noel Conway Loses His Assisted Suicide Court Case

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Looking at the picture of Noel Conway wearing a breathing mask like mine in today’s Guardian article “Terminally ill Noel Conway loses challenge to assisted dying ban“, I can’t help but feel a profound sense of relief. I acknowledge that acquiring a progressive neuromuscular disability later in life as Conway did is different than growing up with … Continue reading Important News From NDY UK: Noel Conway Loses His Assisted Suicide Court Case →

Wendi Wicks’ Hard Hitting Oral Testimony Against NZ End of Life Choices Bill

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June 11, 2018 Kia ora koutou, and thank you for the opportunity to present this submission. I am Wendi Wicks and I am the convener of Not Dead Yet Aotearoa, a national network of disabled people opposed to the legalisation of assisted suicide and euthanasia. We in Not Dead Yet Aotearoa have some of the … Continue reading Wendi Wicks’ Hard Hitting Oral Testimony Against NZ End of Life Choices Bill →

Marilyn Golden: California can right the wrong of assisted suicide

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The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund helped lead efforts to oppose the legalization of assisted suicide in California. Though successful during the regular legislative session, assisted suicide proponents bullied their way through an end run on the regular process and secured passage of the law in late 2015. NDY covered and assisted DREDF’s efforts. Examples … Continue reading Marilyn Golden: California can right the wrong of assisted suicide →