NEWS: Melissa Lucio was granted a stay of execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The April 27th execution date is canceled and Melissa’s case will be sent back to the Cameron County trial court for consideration of four claims. Alleluia!

Legalizing #assistedsuicide disproportionally affects the lives of people with disabilities, older adults, and the economically disadvantaged by putting an inexpensive lethal option on the table while other choices become less available, affordable, and/or accessible.

In US, seriously ill people face the crisis of entering a nursing home or trying to stay in inaccessible home w inadequate/abusive "help." People who “feel like a burden” (54% in OR) are pressured into assisted suicide. Answer: funded home care, more accessible housing. #mapoli

“These [assisted suicide] policies are especially a danger to people w/ disabilities of all ages,” explained [Diane Coleman]."...a lot of people assume it's pain (why people choose to die) but that isn't the case, the top five reasons are disability-related" notdeadyet.org/2022/05/diane-…

Medicare patients continue to experience harm during hospital stays, even after a decade of intensive efforts to decrease provider-caused adverse events... medpagetoday.com/special-report…

Announcing Not Dead Yet's new Assistant Director and Policy Analyst, djenderbender on threads. “Jules brings strong social media experience & a crucial ability to communicate with & engage younger disabled people in these life and death issues,” says Diane Coleman. notdeadyet.org/2022/05/introd…

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From the Cannes Film Festival: "In the movie, anybody over 75 is encouraged to sign up for a deal with the government by which they receive a sum of money in return for agreeing to be euthanised. A collective funeral is thrown in for free." france24.com/en/live-news/2…

True story.

Tell me again how the real danger to our children is teachers discussing RACE in the classroom?

Beto O'Rourke interrupts Texas Gov. Abbott's press conference: "You're offering us nothing" axios.com/2022/05/25/bet…

“The time to stop the next shooting is right now, and you are doing nothing. --Beto O'Rourke disrupting Greg Abbott press event. #UvaldeMassacre #BetoORourke #GunControlNow

The NRA Country Concert Is Kaput rollingstone.com/music/music-co… via Rolling Stone

Canada & disability: "[E]xpansions to MAiD not only feel like a threat, but a promise...that the gov't...will deny us accessible housing so the only option left is MAiD. They will force us to live below the poverty line so the only option left is MAiD." the-peak.ca/2022/05/the-fu…

Two behemoths dominate the motorized wheelchair industry. Disabled customers are paying the price. motherjones.com/politics/2022/… via Mother Jones

Please take action against legalizing assisted suicide in Massachusetts! Use an NDY template to send an email to the MA Joint Committee on Health Care Financing by following three easy steps. notdeadyet.org/2022/05/add-yo…

Link to click-and-send letter with option to add personal message: tinyurl.com/mva3tahs

Some of my most disturbing interactions with doctors involved them saying something I knew to be absolutely wrong - and they made the statements with the full voice of authority used when they *did* know what they were talking about. #doctorscanbeassholes