on 7/29/01 3:16 AM, [log in to unmask] at
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> forwarded message from Stephen Drake of Not Dead Yet (US) below. I echo
> Stephens plea that
> disabled people's organisations and others speak out now for our right to live
> and to consent.
>
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 16:57:52 EDT
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: To Activists on the List
>
> I know that recent conversations on the list have been mostly from
> the bioethicists on the list - it is, after all, a bioethics list.
>
> This message is for the activists - disability activists - who are on the
> list.
>
> The very careful and very cautious concerns raised by the U.N. Human
> Rights Committee gives us a chance to do some organizing internationally.
>
> I'd urge any activists who are concerned about the Netherlands and
> the public policy implications of euthanasia to issue a press release
> responding to the U.N. report and *call* and *fax* your local Reuters
> office. It's a sure bet that the Dutch Govt., pro-euthanasia organizations,
> and pro-life groups will be weighing in on this. The way to make sure
> we're included is to respond quickly.
>
> As activists, we don't get to do fluff bioethics pieces on CNN like
> Jeffrey Kahn does, or get invited to speak on shows the way bioethicists
> such as Glenn McGee or Art Caplan do. We have to be loud and quick.
>
> Let's do it.
>
> Stephen Drake
> Research Analyst
> Not Dead Yet
>
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You'd be better off explaining what your position on euthanaesia actually is
before launching a campaign against it
Best wishes,
Michael Morgan
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