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aste a es bada Lawmakers rush to reintroduce End of Life Options Act,Lawmakers rush to reintroduce E but haste makes bad policypo cy By: Laura Petrillo, MD (@lpetrillz) !”#$#%&!'()!’*(+ The End of Life Options Act, which would legalize physician-assisted suicide, was stalled in the California legislature earlier this summer and seemingly shelved until next year. But in a surprise move, lawmakers introduced a new bill with the same purpose on Tuesday, during a [...] ...

aste a es bada Lawmakers rush to reintroduce End of Life Options Act,Lawmakers rush to reintroduce E but haste makes bad policypo cy By: Laura Petrillo, MD (@lpetrillz) August 21, 2015 The End of Life Options Act, which would legalize physician-assisted suicide, was stalled in the California legislature earlier this summer and seemingly shelved until next year. But in a surprise move, lawmakers introduced a new bill with the same purpose on Tuesday, during a special session on [...] ...

Disability and Health Journal 3 (2010) 31e38 www.disabilityandhealthjnl.com No, we don’t think our doctors are out to get us: Responding to the straw man distortions of disability rights arguments against assisted suicide Carol J. Gill, Ph.D. Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA The arguments that disability rights advocates present in oppositi on to legalized assisted suicide are frequently misconstrued in [...] ...

Assisted Suicide and Disability – 4/19/09 9:14 PM Member Login Home | JOIN | CLE | Lawyers | Education | Public | Store | Events | About | Contact Search: Web Site Go Advanced Search Topics A-Z Print Human Rights Assisted Suicide and Disability Another Perspective By Diane Coleman “I don’t want to live like this one more day,” she said firmly. “I’ve had enough.” She had been forced, at 26, to leave her masters program. Her car had been repossessed.  [...] ...

Disability and Health Journal 3 (2010) 31e38 www.disabilityandhealthjnl.com No, we don’t think our doctors are out to get us: Responding to the straw man distortions of disability rights arguments against assisted suicide Carol J. Gill, Ph.D. Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA The arguments that disability rights advocates present in oppositi on to legalized assisted suicide are frequently misconstrued in [...] ...

is a national, grassroots disability rights group that opposes legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia as deadly forms of discrimination. -A A +A Search … Disability Rights Toolkit for Advocacy Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide “If this bill passes, some people’s lives will be ended without their consent, through mistakes and abuse. No safeguards have ever been enacted or proposed that can prevent this out- come, which can never be undone.” – Marilyn Golden, Disability Rights [...] ...

� � � � � � � � � � 5RELQ %HUQKRIW� 0�’���’HDWK ODZ ZRXOG WXUQ IDPLO GRFWRUV LQWR KLW�PHQ 3RVWHG� $SULO ��� ���� As a retired liver and pancreatic cancer surgeon, I am appalled that California Senate Bill 128 is advancing. There are so many reasons we voted this idea down (as Proposition 161) back in 1992. I call SB 128 “Personal Choice Meets Malpractice at the End of Life.” Here are some problems, starting with choice. Many [...] ...

Op-Ed: Assisted suicide would be fraught with problems and abuses The Public Health Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly has twice rejected doctor-prescribed suicide legislation after hearing testimony about the dangers it posed to seniors and people with disabilities. Some 140 attempts to legalize assisted suicide in other states have also been rejected. Led by a vocal disability community, opposition to assisted suicide cannot be reduced to soundbites. Death is far too important [...] ...

Stephen Mendelsohn 171 Hartford Road, #19 New Britain, CT 06053-1532 smendelsohn5845@att.net Testimony in strong opposition to HB 7015 An Act Concerning Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Patients March 18, 2015 Senator Coleman, Rep. Tong, and members of the Judiciary Committee: I am an adult on the autism spectrum and one of the leaders of Second Thoughts Connecticut, a coalition of people with disabilities opposed to the legalization of assisted suicide. Legislation nearly identical to this bill [...] ...

Don’t Follow Oregon’s Lead: Say No to Assisted Suicide I am an internal medicine doctor, practicing in Oregon where assisted suicide is legal. I would like to share a story about one of my patients. I was caring for a 76 year-old man who came in with a sore on his arm. The sore was ultimately diagnosed as a malignant melanoma, and I referred him to two cancer specialists for evaluation and therapy. I had known this patient and his wife for over a decade. He was an avid hiker, [...] ...