Dear ____ My name is _______ . I am writing to you to explain why I oppose Bill 52. I believe Bill 52 should not pass because ______________________. (please describe who you are (age, living situation, background), why you are interested in these issues, what experience you have with disability, illness, and the health care […]
Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet Talking points Bill 52 Health and Social Services Commission October 9, 2013 Introduction Thank you for the invitation to speak My name is Christian Debray, Assistant Director of Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet. I’m here with Amy Hasbrouck, Director of TVNDY. Ms. Hasbrouck has been a disability rights activist for 30 years. […]
Supporters of euthanasia and assisted suicide don’t understand the pressures that make some people with disabilities ask for help to die. Bad living conditions, the message that our lives aren’t worth living, lack of good and timely medical care (including pain relief), abuse and family pressures, can all push us toward asking to die. These […]
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