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Congressional Resolution on the Dangers of Physician Assisted Suicide Reintroduced

May 28, 2024assisted suicide, diane coleman, Matt Valliere, Our News & Commentary Blog, Patients Rights Action Fund, press release, spinal cord injury, United Spinal Assn.Not Dead Yet, Patients Rights Action Fund, press release, Sense of Congress Resolution, United Spinal AssnDiane Coleman

[Congressional Press Release:] Reps. Wenstrup and Correa Reintroduce Resolution on the Dangers of Physician Assisted Suicide Washington, May 23, 2024 Today, Reps. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., (R-OH) and Lou Correa, (D-CA) introduced a resolution “expressing the sense of the Congress that assisted suicide puts everyone, including those most vulnerable, at risk of deadly harm.” In 2019, … Continue reading Congressional Resolution on the Dangers of Physician Assisted Suicide Reintroduced →

Press Release: Not Dead Yet Joins Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit To Oppose Assisted Suicide Law

April 26, 2023"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, end-of-life options bills, health disparities, MAID, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, end of life options, Not Dead Yet, United Spinal AssnDiane Coleman

Los Angeles, CA — April 26, 2023 – Yesterday, the United Spinal Association (“United Spinal”), Not Dead Yet (“NDY”), Institute for Patients’ Rights (“IPR”), Communities Actively Living Independent & Free “CALIF”, and individual plaintiffs, Lonnie VanHook and Ingrid Tischer, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, asking that … Continue reading Press Release: Not Dead Yet Joins Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit To Oppose Assisted Suicide Law →

Press Release: Disability Rights Advocates Cheer High Court Constitutional Ruling Against Assisted Suicide

December 21, 2022aid in dying, assisted suicide, court decisions, end-of-life options bills, john kelly, Massachusetts, Not Dead Yet, Our News & Commentary Blog, Press Releases, Second Thoughtsaid in dying, assisted suicide, court decision, Not Dead Yet, press release, Second ThoughtsDiane Coleman

Disability Rights Advocates Cheer High Court Constitutional Ruling Against Assisted Suicide CONTACTS: John Kelly at mailto:SecondThoughtsKelly@Gmail.com 617-952-3302 Jules Good (mailto:JGood@NotDeadYet.org) Boston, MA – Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Disability rights advocates from Second Thoughts MA and Not Dead Yet are cheering Monday’s decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), which ruled against plaintiff doctors Roger Kligler and … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Rights Advocates Cheer High Court Constitutional Ruling Against Assisted Suicide →

Assisted Suicide News Story Includes NDY Protest In Albany

July 1, 2022"death with dignity", assisted suicide, diane coleman, end-of-life options bills, Kevorkian, Matt Valliere, media coverage, New York, Not Dead Yet, Our News & Commentary Blog, Patients Rights Action Fund, protestsassisted suicide, disability protests, media coverage, medical aid in dying, Not Dead Yet, Patients Rights Action FundDiane Coleman

A June 30th Washington, D.C. news story, Medical aid in dying: States debate right-to-die laws, included a photo from a Not Dead Yet protest held at a press conference held by assisted suicide proponents which was covered in this blog in early May (Disability Activists Crash Pro-Assisted Suicide Press Conference). Though giving more space and first … Continue reading Assisted Suicide News Story Includes NDY Protest In Albany →

NDY, DREDF, Disability & Patient Rights Groups Oppose Lawsuit To Expand Assisted Suicide Law

September 3, 2021"death with dignity", AAPD, Access Living, aid in dying, ASAN, assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, better dead than disabled, california, court cases, end-of-life options bills, national council on independent living, national suicide prevention week, Our News & Commentary Blog, Patients Rights Action Fund, Press Releases, United Spinal Assn.AAPD, ASAN, assisted suicide expansion, court cases, Dredf, National Council on Independent Living, Not Dead Yet, press releaseDiane Coleman

For Immediate Release: September 2, 2021 Disability, Patients’ Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Opposing the Expansion of Assisted Suicide in Observance of Suicide Prevention Month Berkeley, California – In observance of Suicide Prevention Month this September, disability and patients’ rights leaders from California and across the United States joined together in solidarity to voice clear, … Continue reading NDY, DREDF, Disability & Patient Rights Groups Oppose Lawsuit To Expand Assisted Suicide Law →