Thanks to those who have contributed funds, ideas, and/or moral support, the Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide (PAMAS) film about the social and humanitarian dangers of legalizing medical assisted suicide is on target for completion by the end of the year. On September 16th, four interviews were filmed, each powerful in its own way. We […]
[Editor’s note: Not Dead Yet endorses and is supporting this film project.] By Joan Cavanagh, Member, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide Public discussion about the realities of Medical Assisted Suicide (MAS) is critical. The practice is increasingly becoming normalized as a “health care” option and already inadequate safeguards and restrictions in existing laws are being […]
It’s very rare to see even lengthy articles about assisted suicide include more than relatively brief acknowledgement of opposing voices from the disability community and rarer still from other progressives. Therefore, we were impressed to see the Yale University student newspaper, The New Journal, publish an extensive pro/con article by Anouk Yeh featuring substantial discussion […]
The Connecticut Joint Judiciary Committee did not call a vote on the state’s assisted suicide bill (SB 1076) yesterday, killing the bill! Recent examples of NDY blogs reporting on efforts there include: · Op Ed: Lisa Blumberg: Can Conn. Live With Aid in Dying Being Law? · Cathy Ludlum: Nietzsche and Assisted Suicide in Connecticut […]
Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide Holds Press Conference; Members Testify at Public Hearing on February 27th Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide held a press conference at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, CT on February 27th, just prior to a public hearing before the Public Health Committee to discuss this year’s proposed Connecticut assisted suicide […]
NDY ally Elaine Kolb performed an original song at a press conference hosted by Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide (PAMAS) and Second Thoughts CT to highlight the dangers of the proposed CT assisted suicide legalization bill. Check out the video to see her speech and performance: https://youtu.be/AnaQhlmVt68 Video Transcript – My name is Elaine Kolb. […]
