Tag Archives: end of life options

John Kelly’s testimony covers medical mistakes, class and race/ethnic divide and more

Massachusetts Public Health Committee hearing on the state’s assisted suicide bill: John B. Kelly Oral Testimony against EOLA H.2381/S.1384 October 1, 2021 Thank you. Everyone knows that doctors make mistakes, and studies show that 12 to 15 percent of people outlive the six-month hospice benefit for supposedly terminal people. But this year Oregon revealed that … Continue reading John Kelly’s testimony covers medical mistakes, class and race/ethnic divide and more

Joan Cavanagh, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide: Another Point of View

Seven activists identifying as “Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide” presented an alternative viewpoint at a screening of “Prescription for Peace of Mind: An Option for the Terminally Ill” at the New Haven Free Public Library on Wednesday, August 11. The seven held signs reading “Suicide is Not a Medical Treatment” and “Medical Assisted Suicide threatens … Continue reading Joan Cavanagh, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide: Another Point of View

NCIL’s Advocacy Priorities Guide Includes Key NDY Policy Issues

As July 26, the 31st Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, approaches, the National Council on Independent Living is holding its annual conference. NCIL has announced that its annual Advocacy Priorities Guide is now available, containing “specific information on the national legislative and policy priorities identified biannually by the NCIL membership.” NCIL’s Healthcare priorities include … Continue reading NCIL’s Advocacy Priorities Guide Includes Key NDY Policy Issues

Great Op-Ed By NDY UK Founder Baroness Jane Campbell

The Government should be helping people to live – not die through assisted suicide The Telegraph Baroness Campbell 26 May 2021 Today a Bill to legalise assisted suicide is being presented in Parliament. Such a change has been considered many times in the past but has always been rejected for the same reasons. Despite what the propaganda … Continue reading Great Op-Ed By NDY UK Founder Baroness Jane Campbell

Marilyn Golden: Keep the safeguards in California’s ‘End-of-Life’ law

[This op-ed appeared in the May 13, 2021 edition of Capitol Weekly.] Keep the safeguards in California’s ‘End-of-Life’ law BY MARILYN GOLDEN POSTED 05.13.2021 Assisted suicide is already legal in California through the so-called End-of-Life Option Act, narrowly passed by the California Legislature and signed by then-Gov. Brown in 2015. The bill was opposed by … Continue reading Marilyn Golden: Keep the safeguards in California’s ‘End-of-Life’ law