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John Kelly & Anita Cameron Begin A Busy Week Opposing Mass. Assisted Suicide Bill

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Tuesday, June 25 begins a busy week for disability advocates opposed to legalization of assisted suicide. The Massachusetts “End of Life Options Act” H.1926/S.1208 will be heard before the Joint Committee On Public Health. John Kelly, NDY’s New England Regional Director, and Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach, are among several disability leaders planning to testify. Details of … Continue reading John Kelly & Anita Cameron Begin A Busy Week Opposing Mass. Assisted Suicide Bill →

John Kelly’s Newest Op-Ed Greets the New Year With A Great Message

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Legislature should continue to reject assisted suicide bill By John B. Kelly Posted Dec 24, 2018 In a recent Wicked Local Lexington commentary (“Medical aid in dying important for some with disabilities,” Sept. 28), Michael Martignetti argues for the legalization of assisted suicide from the perspective of someone with the progressive neurological disability, Friedrichs ataxia. I can … Continue reading John Kelly’s Newest Op-Ed Greets the New Year With A Great Message →

Berkshire Eagle Published John Kelly’s Excellent Letter!

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Letter: Case for ‘death with dignity’ collapses under scrutiny Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2018 5:21 pm To the editor: I write to respond to the oped by John Berkowitz and three Western Massachusetts legislators in support of assisted suicide bill H.1994 (Eagle, Sept. 11). Unsolvable problems with assisted suicide include the fact that terminal diagnoses are often wrong. … Continue reading Berkshire Eagle Published John Kelly’s Excellent Letter! →

John Kelly’s Excellent Op-Ed in the Boston Globe

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The Mass. Legislature must say ‘no’ to assisted suicide Image description: fead and shoulders photo of while man with short hair and glasses, with a sip-and-puff wheelchair control near his chin. IN A COMPLETE ABOUT-FACE, in early December, the Massachusetts Medical Society gave state legislators the nod to enact dangerous public policy that puts my … Continue reading John Kelly’s Excellent Op-Ed in the Boston Globe →

Short and Strong: John Kelly’s Testimony in Massachusetts

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[Editor’s note: This is a belated sharing. On Sept. 26th, I was on vacation and John Kelly had the flu. Nevertheless, and ever intrepid, John ensured that his testimony opposing the Massachusetts assisted suicide bill was delivered by John Robinson to the Health Committee. It’s short and well worth a read.] September 26, 2017 My … Continue reading Short and Strong: John Kelly’s Testimony in Massachusetts →