On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Lillie,Timothy H wrote:
> I am forwarding, without comment, an exchange related to the Last Acts
>web site about which we have recently heard between the Last Acts people
>and the Not Dead Yet group and others. Actually, I find I cannot resist a
>comment: One of the greatest problems in this area is the patronizing
>attitude of the so-called progressives. I wonder to what extent that
>attitude is found here?
>
It's even worse than patronization - see the following article by Mary
Johnson at http://www.raggededgemagazine.com :
---excerpt---
A deliberate decision?
Does end-of-life group shut out disability perspective?
by Mary Johnson
"It was a deliberate decision -- and it was irresponsible."
Dr. Ira Byock, author of Dying Well and one of the founders of
Partnership for Caring, is adamant about what he sees as that
"end-of-life" organization's failure to seek the input of disability
rights groups.
-----end of excerpt---
For anyone who is interested in the chronology of events, and the latest
developments in this conflict, please check out the following section
of the Not Dead Yet website:
Rocking the "End of Life" Boat
http://www.notdeadyet.org/docs/rockingtheboat.html
-Steve-
Stephen Drake
Research Analyst
Not Dead Yet
7521 Madison St.
Forest Park, IL 60130
708-209-1500
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