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UK House of Lords Debating “Assisted Dying” Bill on January 16th – Join the “Thunderclap” to Voice Your Opposition

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On January 16th, the House of Lords in the UK will be debating Lord Falconer’s “Assisted Dying” bill yet again. (We all know that the term “assisted dying” is crock; and is only being pushed by advocates of assisted suicide because the public reacts more favorably to the term than anything using the word “suicide.”) … Continue reading UK House of Lords Debating “Assisted Dying” Bill on January 16th – Join the “Thunderclap” to Voice Your Opposition →

Amy Hasbrouck’s Powerful Message to NCD Urges U.S. Disability Leadership Against the Global Threat of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Laws

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Dear NCD members: I have been a member of the board of Not Dead Yet in the United States since 2000.  I am also the director of Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet, a project of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities Ending of Life Ethics Committee to inform, unify and give voice to the disability rights … Continue reading Amy Hasbrouck’s Powerful Message to NCD Urges U.S. Disability Leadership Against the Global Threat of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Laws →

NDY Urges National Council on Disability to Reissue Position Paper on Assisted Suicide

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The National Council on Disability (NCD) is meeting today.  Many years ago, NCD invited me to attend one of its meetings to debate Hemlock Society co-founder Derek Humphry.  A few months later, NCD issued a groundbreaking and highly persuasive position paper opposing legalization of assisted suicide.  Today, Not Dead Yet is urging NCD to re-issue … Continue reading NDY Urges National Council on Disability to Reissue Position Paper on Assisted Suicide →

An Open Letter to Doctors From NDY Canada’s Amy Hasbrouck

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This is a belated but timeless post of Amy Hasbrouck’s powerful open letter to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).  Amy is Director of NDY’s sister organization, Toujours Vivant/Not Dead Yet Canada.  She issued the letter in August 2014 in response to the CMA’s report entitled “End of Life Care: A National Dialogue.” Her message calling … Continue reading An Open Letter to Doctors From NDY Canada’s Amy Hasbrouck →

John Kelly Reports on Monday’s New Jersey Senate Committee Hearing

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The New Jersey state Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee passed its assisted suicide bill, S382, out of committee yesterday, December 15th. Senate President and co-sponsor Steve Sweeney initially said that a full Senate vote would be held on Thursday, the last scheduled full session of the year, but later indicated that the … Continue reading John Kelly Reports on Monday’s New Jersey Senate Committee Hearing →