“New Scientist” Reporter Goes Over Oregon Assisted Suicide Data With NDY’s...
A newly-published article in New Scientist includes a section in which reporter Clare Wilson reports on actual Oregon data on assisted suicide after a go-through with NDY CEO and founder Diane Coleman....
View ArticleMaryland Disability Rights Advocates Make Strong Showing In Hearing on...
On Tuesday, March 10, the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee conducted a hearing on Senate Bill 676, which would legalize assisted suicide in the state of Maryland if passed. Crosby King...
View ArticleJohn Kelly and Alex Schadenberg on Radio Sputnik Radio’s “Brave New World”
At the end of February, both John Kelly, the New England Regional Director of Not Yet Dead and Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, were guests on “Brave New...
View ArticleMaryland: Assisted Suicide Bills Killed Quietly in Committees – Updates on...
Good news – for now – in Maryland. According to the Baltimore Sun: Hope ended Wednesday for those who wanted Maryland to pass a “death with dignity” law this year. Leaders of two key committees...
View ArticleSan Francisco Chronicle Columnist Debra J Saunders Discusses Class, Race and...
Since Not Dead Yet started, we’ve seen that the proponents of assisted suicide consist of what we call the “4 W’s” – the white, well-off, worried worried well. That hasn’t changed. Last week, columnist...
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A Belated Recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day: “Good Practice”...
Thursday, April 16, was National Healthcare Decisions Day. We probably should have made note of it. But then again, we’ve pretty much ignored it since one post I wrote in 2008 making note of the day...
View ArticleDenounce Lethal Anti-Disability Healthcare Policy Advocated by Peter Singer...
As many readers are probably aware, news broke last week that Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer had once again pushed the envelope on his decades-long assault on the value and lives of disabled...
View ArticleAdditional Letters to Princeton Regarding Peter Singer – Bob Kafka (ADAPT)...
Yesterday, we launched our Change.org petition “Denounce Lethal Anti-Disability Healthcare Policy Advocated by Peter Singer.” We presently have over 300 people who have signed on to the petition....
View ArticleAmy Hasbrouck: The ADA is Not Dead Yet and So Are We
The ADA is not dead yet, and so are we. In 1991 when I was learning the details of the Americans with Disabilities Act, in order to educate others with disabilities, business owners, governments, etc.,...
View ArticleRochester, NY: “Don’t buy into ‘aid in dying’” Guest Column by NDY’s Stephen...
Rochester, NY is my hometown. I was born here and lived here until I was 25. After that, I lived on-and-off in Syracuse and Rochester. In 1997, I moved to Chicago and moved back to Rochester in 2008. I...
View ArticleTwo New Posts by Bill Peace at “Bad Cripple”
NDY board member Bill Peace has been writing more on his blog Bad Cripple. Two of his recent posts last 2 touch directly on NDY concerns. In You Can’t do That, he describes the ways in which...
View ArticleNew Futility Case in Texas
It’s been a while since we’ve posted anything on it, but futile care policies have been an area of concern for NDY and other disability rights groups for many years. Things have been quiet for awhile,...
View ArticleNot Dead of Texas Issues Statement on Chris Dunn “Futility” Case
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...
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Do You Enjoy Martinis, Bloody Marys and Margharitas? You can Make Them...
There are three things that a lot of people do this time of year: Shop; Give gifts; and drink alchohol. Some of the more popular drinks are martinis, bloody marys and margharitas. And for a lot of...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Disability Community Responds to Me Before You movie
There’s a brand new video created by Carrie Ann Lucas celebrating protests of the movie “Me Before You” by the disability community on three continents. Carrie is on the Board of Directors of NDY and...
View ArticlePaul Gallico, Disability and Love: How and why he changed the ending to “The...
During recent “Me Before You” discussions, some of us wondered if most fictional romances between disabled and nondisabled characters were always cut short. I started thinking about a story I read a...
View ArticleAUGUST 4: ONLINE VIGIL FOR THE MURDERED DISABLED PEOPLE OF SAGAMIHARA
A few days ago, we reported the news of the massacre of 19 disabled people in Sagamihara, Japan. There’s been a lot of writing within the disability community about this horrific hate crime, but very...
View ArticleSometimes They Really ARE Out To Get You: Allergies, EpiPens, Playgrounds &...
Back in my teens (late 60s-mid 70s), a popular poster displayed the following statement: “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they AREN’T out to get you”. I think it’s still fairly popular – not...
View ArticleAustralia: Liz Carr speaks about euthanasia and assisted suicide (youtube)
Liz Carr is a British activist, actor, comedian, essayist (there’s also a musical added to her resume, but more about that at another time). Debate on euthanasia and assisted suicide has kicked up...
View ArticleNew 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...
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