New Mobility Highlights “2016 People of the Year: The Resisters”
Few in the disability community would argue about 2016 being a hard year – assaults on the Americans with Disabilities Act, assaults on our access to education, assaults on safety nets many of us rely...
View ArticleAustralia: Liz Carr Singing and Talking Against Assisted Suicide
Anyone who reads this blog or follows the international euthanasia/assisted debate should be familiar with Liz Carr – whose website describes her as an actor, comedian, presenter, and activist. The...
View ArticleFour Years After His Death, Disabled 8-Year-Old’s Death in Organ Donation is...
The LA Times is reporting that the death of a disabled 8-year-old boy in 2013 is currently under investigation by Los Angeles police and the DA office. Back in 2013, Cole Hartman’s father found his...
View ArticleWA, USA: Assisted Suicide Advocates Push Documents for People with Dementia...
Below is an article published on Friday, 11/3/17 by Kaiser Health News. The original article can be found at https://khn.org/news/new-instructions-could-let-dementia-patients-refuse-spoon-feeding/ and...
View ArticleNDY Board Member Mike Volkman Writes About Assisted Suicide and “Dignity” in...
Mike Volkman is a long-time member of Not Dead Yet’s Board of Directors. Mike joined Not Dead Yet at its inception in 1996. He had been on the staff of the Capital District Center for Independence in...
View ArticleMumbai: Elderly Couple Want to be Euthanized
From The Telegraph: A city-based elderly couple have sought President Ram Nath Kovind’s permission for active euthanasia or “assisted suicide”, saying they “are of no use to the society or themselves”....
View Article“End of Life Washington” Promotes Directive to Prevent Feeding Assistance to...
(The following continues coverage and discussion of an initiative regarding efforts to let dementia patients “refuse” assistance to eat. We discussed this in November 2017. You can check out that blog...
View ArticleYouTube: EZ Breezy Assisted Suicide w/ Bill Peace (and Tipsy Tulligan)
2010 was a horrible year for friend and NDY board member Bill Peace. Here’s a summary from a post back in 2012: Back in 2010, our friend, colleague and ally Bill Peace, experienced a long, expensive...
View ArticleNew Jersey: Disability Advocates Testify Against Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted suicide is being promoted once again in New Jersey, going through the Assembly Judiciary meeting. This bill made it through the Assembly twice in previous legislative sessions, but failed to...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Takes on Guardianship Abuse
For anyone unfamiliar with the show, HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” features in-depth, dark – and often viciously humorous takes on important news. The last show shared the often dark and...
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