Forwarded this email? Subscribe HERE |
HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK |
Young Man Receives Assisted Suicide For Blindness
|
Rupa Subramanya, writer for the Free Press, states, "'[Assisted suicide] opens the door to young people who are struggling,' said Lemmens. 'Where normally the healthcare system would have insisted there is hope, some physicians now say: If that’s how you feel, I’m here to help you end your life.'" |
|
|
Disabled Lives Are Worth Living |
Diana L. Banister, a political and communications strategist, "The disability community, which adamantly opposes this legislation, rightly points out the disabled and elderly are abused every day and can be easily manipulated to take this step by the medical community, by family and friends who no longer have use for them. " |
|
In Memoriam: Thomas Edward Sullivan, MD |
The Patients' Rights Action Fund honors Dr. Tom Sullivan, who was dogged in his efforts to defeat assisted suicide. It was common to see him at a Massachusetts lobby day, at meetings of the Massachusetts coalition, writing pieces for publications and testifying before the American Medical Association to keep it opposed to assisted suicide. Most importantly, he was dedicated to the patients he served for 37 years. His wife said at his funeral to those who worked with him on assisted suicide, “Keep fighting, keep fighting in his name!” It is an honor and privilege to invoke his name and spirit as we soldier on. RIP, dear servant.
|
|
Woman Coerced into Assisted Suicide |
Fiona Leishman, Assistant News Editor, reports: "This raises concerns that some [assisted suicide] providers may be predisposed to rapidly approve patients for quick death rather than ensuring patients have access to adequate care or exploring if suffering is remediable". |
|
|
We’ve joined a federal lawsuits in California, Colorado, and Delaware with a coalition of national and state-based disability and patient advocacy organizations.
The plaintiffs argue that assisted suicide law violates core protections under the U.S. Constitution and federal civil rights laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. |
If you’re in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any time to connect with a trained crisis counselor. For confidential support available 24/7 for everyone in the U.S., call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. |
|
|
The Patients' Rights Action Fund (PRAF) is a 501(c)(4) and a leading national, non-partisan single-issue organization that protects the rights of patients, people with disabilities, older adults, and other historically underrepresented groups from deadly harm and discrimination inherent in assisted suicide laws. |
The Institute for Patients' Rights (IPR) is a 501(c)(3) founded to conduct research, educates the public, and work to expand and implement tools of empowerment for older adults, people with disabilities, marginalized persons, and their families to combat policies and medical practices that devalue some people’s lives, putting them at great risk of deadly harm, as with assisted suicide laws. |
| Forwarded this email? Subscribe HERE |
954 Lexington Ave, #340 New York, NY 10021 (609) 759-0322 |
|
|
|
