Not Dead Yet UK
@notdeadyetuk
Network of disabled people and supporters who campaign against changes in the law to legalise assisted suicide
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http://www.notdeadyetuk.org 20-12-2010 11:58:43
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Simon J Duffy Inclusion Canada Tim stainton Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship Not Dead Yet UK Lot of disabled people from various countries have reported being ignored in triage & sometimes ambulance being cancelled during Covid surges. Why I don't see 'Dying with dignity' campaigns as favourably as many do. Disabled people get depression same as anyone else.
Inclusion Canada As Tim stainton of Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship has already demonstrated Assisted Dying Programmes in several countries are demonstrably leading to eugenic pressures. Not Dead Yet UK
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Not Dead Yet UK @missdennisqueen The figures from other countries for people saying 'isolation and loneliness' or 'feeling like a burden' as the reason why they want to die are heartbreaking
Some of the first to access MAiD in prison were aboriginal. The 1st was ”escorted by correctional officers” before being “handcuffed to the bed' accompanied by prison officers when he was euthanized. Is this autonomy? #assistedsuicide #euthanasia aptnnews.ca/national-news/…
“ Not Dead Yet UK campaigns against #assistedsuicide – Baroness J Campbell opposes the term 'assisted dying' because she says it seeks to soft-soap what having a doctor or someone else help someone end a life actually involves.”
🗞️Thought-provoking interview.
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“by expanding MAID w few safeguards & only a façade of monitoring, we reached the point that killing can be passed off as an extension of caregiving in Canadian court.” Razor sharp observations oped Profs Benedet Isabel Grant Allard School of Law theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
Open letter responding to Humanist UK’s ‘Canada’s Assisted Dying Laws' Briefing - Humanists Against Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia haase.org.uk/open-response-…
Elizabeth Atherton Francis Not Dead Yet UK Liam McArthur MSP Dignity in Dying Scottish Parliament No UK organisation run by disabled people is in favour of AD.
Why?
Their experience of discriminatory decision-making means they understand more than most how 'safeguards' mean little.