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NDY Comment on Comment on Proposed Texas Futility Regulations

July 12, 2024ableism, advance directives, better dead than disabled, ethics committee, futile care, futility, Health care decision-making, life-sustaining treatment, Lisa Blumberg, Our News & Commentary Blog, public comment, quality of life judgmentsethics committee, futile care, futility, medical discrimination, public comment, Texas Advance Directive ActDiane Coleman

July 12, 2024 HHS Office of Inspector General – Chief Counsel Division P.O. Box 85200 Austin, Texas 78708 Email: IG_Rules_Comments_Inbox@hhsc.state.tx.us RE: Proposed Regulations published in the June 14, 2024 Texas Register Dear Chief Counsel: Not Dead Yet is a national disability rights organization focused on combatting disability- based healthcare discrimination, particularly in the context of … Continue reading NDY Comment on Comment on Proposed Texas Futility Regulations →

Not Dead of Texas Issues Statement on Chris Dunn “Futility” Case

December 9, 2015Bob Kafka, futile care, futility, Not Dead Yet of Texas, texasBob Kafka, futile care, futility, Not Dead Yet of Texas, Texas Advance Directive ActStephen Drake

This is a followup to yesterday’s post about Chris Dunn. Not Dead Yet of Texas has issued a released a release regarding the “futility” decision being fought by the family of Chris Dunn. For Immediate Release Not Dead Yet of Texas has for the last 3 legislative sessions supported amending the Futile Care language in … Continue reading Not Dead of Texas Issues Statement on Chris Dunn “Futility” Case →