HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK:
Conrad Reynoldson Says Assisted Suicide Opponents Need the Disability Community
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“I think we’ve found in states where there has been successful opposition, the disability community has been a key part of that, and I think it helps people realize some of the inherent issues with assisted suicide,” he said. “In states where groups that traditionally oppose it—religious groups, pro-life groups, that sort of thing—when they really include the disability community and work together, then they’re able to successfully keep the door from being opened in the first place or prevent expansion.” Keep Reading (2 min) ([link removed]) .


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** Disability Advocates Speak Out Against Legislation in UK
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"Instead of pushing for legalized assisted suicide, they said, the campaigning focus should be on “accessible housing, accessible transport, access to palliative care, access to support… the equipment that you need.”

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** Those With Mental Illness At Risk With Canada's Law
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"MAiD 'is really about permitting the strong and healthy to kill the weak and sick under the veneer of autonomy,' Gunnarson argued earlier this year, with the new expansion meant to 'include those who are not dying but are living with disabilities, including those living with mental illness.'"

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** Warnings And Faults In Assisted Suicide Laws
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In this article at BioEdge, the author discusses weaknesses in the Canadian policies that will soon expand to allow people with mental illnesses. These include undefined terminology in the legislation and suicide contagion.

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"End Assisted Suicide" is the group of plaintiffs suing the state of California to overturn the Assisted Suicide law there. Our 501(c)(3) sister organization, the Institute for Patients' Rights, has joined this ground-breaking lawsuit as a plaintiff. Below is one of our organizational plaintiffs - click the image below to read Jules' story!
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