Tag Archives: John Kelly

John Kelly: Urging California Governor Brown to Veto! Veto! Veto!

FOR AN IMPORTANT UPDATE OF THIS POST, GO JOHN KELLY’S SEPT. 19 BLOG! [Editor’s note:  By now, most of you know that assisted suicide proponents ramrodded a bill through the California special session convened to work on the state’s Medicaid budget, after the bill was killed in the regular session.  Too many legislators chose to … Continue reading John Kelly: Urging California Governor Brown to Veto! Veto! Veto!

John Kelly: A social policy of assisted suicide is just as dangerous as the death penalty

John B. Kelly  Testimony in strong opposition to AB2x 15  September 3, 2015 Members of the Finance Committee: If you are opposed to the death penalty, I hope you will have second thoughts about legalized assisted suicide. Yes, there is a committed group of proponents who believe that assisted suicide would benefit them, and many … Continue reading John Kelly: A social policy of assisted suicide is just as dangerous as the death penalty

John Kelly’s Testimony and Diane Coleman’s Letter to the DC Council Health & Human Services Committee

John Kelly and I both decided to add our own messages to the strong voices of disability rights advocates urging the DC Council to reject the assisted suicide bill that was the subject of the July 10th hearing before the Health & Human Services Committee. John’s testimony on behalf of Second Thoughts Massachusetts focused on … Continue reading John Kelly’s Testimony and Diane Coleman’s Letter to the DC Council Health & Human Services Committee

John Kelly and Alex Schadenberg on Radio Sputnik Radio’s “Brave New World”

At the end of February, both John Kelly, the New England Regional Director of Not Yet Dead and Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, were guests on “Brave New World,” a show on Radio Sputnik. Also on the show was Gert Huysmans, the President of the Federation of Palliative care of Flanders (Belgium). John Harrison … Continue reading John Kelly and Alex Schadenberg on Radio Sputnik Radio’s “Brave New World”

NDY Is Not Working in Coalition with the Family Research Council – And Here’s Why

On January 12, last Monday, the Executive Director of the National Council on Independent Living emailed me that he would not be able to attend a gathering of a new coalition to oppose assisted suicide bills to be held on Jan. 21st at the offices of the Family Research Council.  The announcement said that disability … Continue reading NDY Is Not Working in Coalition with the Family Research Council – And Here’s Why