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DREDF and ASAN Oppose “End Run” Assisted Suicide Bill in California Assembly

September 2, 2015"death with dignity", assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, dredf, Marilyn Golden, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Dredf, Marilyn GoldenDiane Coleman

Having failed to get any traction in the California Assembly Health and Judiciary Committees during the regular legislative session, proponents of assisted suicide legislation did an end run around the appropriate process and brought another bill up in a special session convened to address state budget issues. As Marilyn Golden, senior policy analyst for the … Continue reading DREDF and ASAN Oppose “End Run” Assisted Suicide Bill in California Assembly →

NDY Board Chair Anne Sommers delivers powerful testimony (video)

July 22, 2015assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, dredf, legislation, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, DredfDiane Coleman

The disability community turned out in force to oppose an assisted suicide bill currently pending in the District of Columbia, and our help is still needed. The DC Council’s Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on the bill (B21-38) on July 10th, and NDY’s Board Chair, Anne Sommers, delivered powerful testimony. Her full … Continue reading NDY Board Chair Anne Sommers delivers powerful testimony (video) →

NDY Press Release: Disability rights advocates are having a busy week opposing legalization of assisted suicide

July 10, 2015aid in dying, ASAN, assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Californians Against Assisted Suicide, dignity, dredf, Marilyn Golden, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary Blog, press releaseassisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Dredf, Marilyn Golden, National Council on Independent Living, Tennessee Disability Coalition, Tennessee Not Dead YetDiane Coleman

[Editor’s note: The PRWeb version of this press release including a photo of NDY Board Chair Anne Sommers is available in pdf format here.] Not Dead Yet leaders as well as advocates from several national and local disability rights groups are having a busy week opposing assisted suicide laws being considered by legislatures in California … Continue reading NDY Press Release: Disability rights advocates are having a busy week opposing legalization of assisted suicide →

Coleman Op-Ed: Why disability rights advocates oppose assisted suicide

May 15, 2015assisted suicide, disability history, discrimination, dredf, elder abuse, Kevorkian, Larry McAfee, medical discrimination, national council on independent living, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Dredf, medical discriminationDiane Coleman

This past Monday, the Syracuse Post Standard published an op-ed I wrote that gives a bit of the history behind the position that so many national disability groups have taken in opposing assisted suicide laws. Our position often surprises people because we are also such strong supporters of self-determination by people with disabilities, but we … Continue reading Coleman Op-Ed: Why disability rights advocates oppose assisted suicide →

NDY Introduces Disability Rights Toolkit for Advocacy Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide

February 8, 2015activism, advocacy, assisted suicide, Disability Rights Toolkit, dredf, legislation, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Diane Coleman, Dredf, Marilyn GoldenDiane Coleman

With assisted suicide bills pending in many states, disability rights advocates are needed to help oppose them. Not Dead Yet Colorado just played a pivotal role in defeating an assisted suicide bill in that state, but bills are pending or expected in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, the District of Columbia … Continue reading NDY Introduces Disability Rights Toolkit for Advocacy Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide →