Dear Mr. Clooney, We, the undersigned national disability rights organizations, urge you to use your platform to advance disability justice and to defend the rights of people with disabilities against the inherent discrimination and dangers of assisted suicide legislation. For the reasons set forth below, we urge you to reconsider the impact of your involvement. […]
From Senator Lankford’s Office: Lankford Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Lawmakers Urging HHS and CMS to Monitor Dangers of Physician-Assisted Suicide WASHINGTON, DC — US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. urging HHS and the Centers for Medicare & […]
“Nothing about us without us” The above is a link to the Substack article published below, by Not Dead Yet (USA) Board of Directors Member and Executive Director of Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet (CAN), Amy Hasbrouck. Get our words out of your mouth! Rumour has it that the head of Dying with Dignity, Helen […]
Time Ran Out. But the Fight Didn’t. By NDY UK’s Convenor Phil Friend. April 25, 2026, as it appeared on NDY UK’s website HERE. Picture: Members of NDY UK and parliamentary allies in March last year, including Baroness Grey-Thompson (front row, second from right) Yesterday, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill fell. Not […]
Eileen Mihich deserved better. Aging With Dignity has put out a powerful, short film that further dispels the disingenuous claims by ableist proponents of assisted suicide laws that there has never been a single instance in which safeguards have failed. To the assisted suicide proponent question: Where is the evidence of abuse, coercion and error? […]
For some it may be unthinkable at any time of the year, let alone during the holiday season, that there is a cadre of relentless professional assisted suicide advocacy organizations seeking more efficient ways for people with disabilities to kill themselves during this national moment when Medicare, SNAP, and “streamlined” federal departments (i.e. HUD ) […]
The Illinois State Senate, just passed an assisted suicide bill, dressed as a food preparation bill, to make it easier for disabled people to die, not to live. In this worst possible national moment, Illinois proponents decided in the interest of vulnerable Illinoisans that now was the time to sneak an assisted suicide bill amendment […]
Assisted suicide was offered to my friend Jane Allen. She had an eating disorder. (OPINION: Reprinted in full below from the October 2, 2025 edition of The Denver Post) By Matt Vallière | Guest Commentary PUBLISHED: October 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM MDT The big selling point of assisted suicide laws is that they are supposedly compassionate […]
“Thoughts on Medical Assisted Suicide” to stream online July 23rd-30th, 2025 In honor of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law on July 26, 1990, the new 36-minute film, “Thoughts on Medical Assisted Suicide” will be available for viewing online at Https://pamasprogressives.org from Wednesday July 23rd through Wednesday […]
Dovie Eisner, a 34-year-old disabled New Yorker with nemaline myopathy, is currently hospitalized and urges Governor Hochul to veto New York's medical aid in dying law, which he and others consider the worst of its kind. Eisner initially urged the New York Senate to reject Senate Bill 138 and continues to advocate against assisted suicide laws through the disability rights organization Not Dead Yet.
By Lisa Blumberg Lisa Blumberg The traditional strategy of groups promoting assisted suicide for initially passing a law legalizing the practice is by touting a few minimal requirements as inviolable safeguards. Assisted suicide, they assert, will be a rarely used option for a small, well-vetted cohort of people who are dying, suffering and with […]
What Governor Hochul does with the assisted suicide bill that the NY Senate passed this past Monday will speak volumes about how in-tune she is with the progressive international disability rights movement — and more importantly, with New Yorkers who reject the idea that suicide is rational, just because a person has a disability. […]
In every matter, when autonomy is the foundational argument, informed choice must be protected and made fully aware of underlying dangers. Following the courageous lead of his predecessor who vetoed a similar bill last year, and on behalf of Delaware’s Not Dead Yet members, we urge Delaware Governor Matt Meyer to veto HB 140. This […]
On March 26, 2025, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities called on Canada to repeal Track 2 of its assisted suicide and euthanasia program, which allows people with disabilities whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable to request assisted suicide or euthanasia. The committee criticized the program for basing eligibility on ableist perceptions of disability and suffering, and stated that safeguards do not guarantee support for persons with disabilities, emphasizing that suffering is caused by inequality and discrimination rather than disability itself.
Dear Not Dead Yet Family, Allies, and Supporters, It is with heavy hearts and deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved founder and leader, Diane Coleman. Diane’s legacy as a tireless advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, and as a fierce and unyielding voice against assisted suicide and euthanasia, will […]
