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Not Dead Yet, NMD United, et al. Sue NY Governor On Ventilator Re-Allocation Guidelines

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On October 7, the National Center for Law and Economic Justice filed a class action complaint on behalf of Not Dead Yet, NMD United, Disability Rights New York, NDY Board member Mike Volkman and other individual plaintiffs against New York Governor Cuomo and the NY Department of Health to challenge the state’s Ventilator Allocation Guidelines … Continue reading Not Dead Yet, NMD United, et al. Sue NY Governor On Ventilator Re-Allocation Guidelines →

Assisted Suicide Litigation To Be Filed in New York

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The news came in through Twitter today (h/t to Stephen Mendelsohn of Second Thoughts CT) that there will be a press conference tomorrow announcing that End of Life Choices of New York is filing an assisted suicide lawsuit.  One tweet says it involves three patients and three doctors. We don’t have more details yet, but … Continue reading Assisted Suicide Litigation To Be Filed in New York →