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Disability rights leaders praise Massachusetts court decision that there is no right to assisted suicide.

Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition*Massachusetts Court explains why assisted suicide should be prohibited (Link). John Kelly, Second Thoughts Disability rights leaders praised the Massachusetts court decision that there is no right to assisted suicide. The assisted suicide lobby doctors have decided to appeal the decision. The Second Thoughts Massachusetts media release stated: Second Thoughts MassachusettsContinue reading “Disability rights leaders praise Massachusetts court decision that there is no right to assisted suicide.”

Assisted Suicide: What can seem like dignity can turn out to be anything but

This letter was published by the Minneapolis Star Tribune on October 7, 2019. John Kelly I sympathize with Bobbi Jacobsen (“I have ALS, and I hope for a dignified death,” Opinion Exchange, Sept. 24). Like her, I became severely disabled as an adult. But I oppose assisted suicide: It’s too dangerous. Assisted suicide can lookContinue reading “Assisted Suicide: What can seem like dignity can turn out to be anything but”

Webinar: Disability Rights Opposition to Assisted Suicide laws.

Announcing! Webinar: Disability Rights OppositionTo Assisted Suicide Laws Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern Time REGISTER HERE! What Will You Gain By Attending: Familiarity with the key issues, arguments and common questions Materials that explain, detail, and document individual cases of assisted suicide problems and abuses Understanding what disability has to do with assisted suicideContinue reading “Webinar: Disability Rights Opposition to Assisted Suicide laws.”

Disability rights leaders oppose assisted suicide bill

Press Conference opposing Massachusetts assisted suicide bill. At least seven disability rights advocates were prepared to testify on one of two panels. The following are links to three of those testimonies with short excerpts from each. John Kelly John Kelly’s Testimony Like most progressives, I strongly oppose capital punishment. We simply can’t stomach the factContinue reading “Disability rights leaders oppose assisted suicide bill”