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DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Speaks Out Against CA Assisted Suicide Bill Introduced Today

January 21, 2015ADAPT, assisted suicide, Californians Against Assisted Suicide, dredf, elder abuse, Marilyn Golden, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Californians Against Assisted Suicide, Dredf, Marilyn GoldenDiane Coleman

An bill to legalize assisted suicide is being introduced in California today. Fortunately, Marilyn Golden, Senior Policy Analyst for the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, is already working to ensure that the disability rights opposition to this bill is being heard. The Los Angeles Times published an article in advance of the bill introduction, … Continue reading DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Speaks Out Against CA Assisted Suicide Bill Introduced Today →

Disability Rights Community Responds to the Tucker Hire

September 14, 2014assisted suicide, Disability Rights Legal Center, dredf, kathryn tucker, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Disability Rights Legal Center, Dredf, Kathryn TuckerDiane Coleman

September 13, 2014 Board of Directors Disability Rights Legal Center 800 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1120 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Dear Board members, Disability Rights Legal Center: We understand you have hired Kathryn Tucker as the new executive director of DRLC. Many of the signatories to this letter have worked with DRLC for years, enjoyed … Continue reading Disability Rights Community Responds to the Tucker Hire →

Disability Rights Leadership Institute on Bioethics: Advancing the Disability Rights Perspective on Bioethics Issues

May 2, 2014Amy Hasbrouck, ari ne'eman, ASAN, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, bill peace, bioethics, Bob Kafka, dredf, Liz Carr, national council on independent living, NDRN, Norm Kunc, Our News & Commentary Blog, Toujours Vivant-Not Dead YetAutistic Self Advocacy Network, bioethics, Diane Coleman, Disability Rights Leadership Institute on Bioethics, Dredf, Liz Carr, Marilyn GoldenDiane Coleman

Months of work came to fruition on April 25 – 26, 2014 at the Crystal City Marriott in Arlington, VA. Conference planning experts told us to expect a 10% no show rate, but out of our final count of 68 who signed up to attend (we had initially expected about 50), only 3 missed it. … Continue reading Disability Rights Leadership Institute on Bioethics: Advancing the Disability Rights Perspective on Bioethics Issues →

Assisted Suicide Is A Deadly Mix With Our Profit-Driven Healthcare System

March 23, 2014"death with dignity", assisted suicide, Connecticut, Deadly Mix, dredf, ira byock, life-sustaining treatment, Malpractice, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, storiesassisted suicide, Connecticut, Dredf, media coverageDiane Coleman

In the debate over the public policy of legalizing assisted suicide, proponents of so-called “Death With Dignity” acts often tell personal stories of a loved one’s difficult experiences while dying. When I hear that someone was screaming in pain, my first thought is “malpractice.” My father died of bone cancer, a very painful type of … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Is A Deadly Mix With Our Profit-Driven Healthcare System →

DREDF Senior Policy Analyst Weighs In On New Mexico Assisted Suicide Case

January 19, 2014aid in dying, assisted suicide, court decisions, dredf, Marilyn Golden, New Mexico, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Dredf, Marilyn Golden, New MexicoDiane Coleman

There’s been no shortage of reactions to the New Mexico lower court ruling enjoining prosecutions of physician assisted suicide in that state, but we rarely see the disability perspective hit the mainstream press so quickly as Marilyn Golden’s op ed in the Albuquerque Journal. In Assisted suicide full of dangers, which appeared in the Journal’s … Continue reading DREDF Senior Policy Analyst Weighs In On New Mexico Assisted Suicide Case →