Disability activists have warmly welcomed the formal publication of a Polish court ruling which bans abortion on disability grounds. “Bravo Poland. Across Europe, preborn babies with disabilities are being wiped out – more than 90% of babies with Down Syndrome aborted in some countries. Thank you Poland for banning abortion on disability grounds,” the Disability […]
A group of UN human rights experts have expressed alarm at what they call a “growing trend” to enact legislation allowing for Assisted Suicide “based largely on having a disability or disabling conditions, including in old age”. These provisions could institutionalise “ableism” and would “directly violate” the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the […]
Lobby groups for Canadians with disabilities are working hard to defeat a bill broadening the scope of euthanasia legislation. Under the current legislation, although some people with chronic illness want “medical aid in dying” (MAiD), they may not be eligible because their death is not “reasonably foreseeable”, in the words of the legislation. A new […]
A leading disabilities group in Britain has revealed a shocking rise in GPs and hospital staff issuing ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ (DNACPR) forms for people with disabilities during the Covid-19 crisis – without consulting patients or their families. Their investigation shows that patients who had disabilities had ‘do not resuscitate’ forms issued for ‘blindness’ and even […]
The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has refused to amend HSE guidelines on ethical decision-making in the Coronavirus pandemic to explicitly include people with disabilities. The guidelines, an Ethical Framework for Decision Making During a Pandemic, say that sometimes critical care may need to be ‘prioritised’, and that “rationing decisions” should “consider which patients are […]
I’ve been reflecting on the care and love my grandfather received at the end of his life. He passed away barely a week ago, with two of his daughters (my mother included) at his side, after living a full 84-year life. He was an ambitious man, a photojournalist who forwent family life to travel the […]
WATCH: My daughter was paralyzed in horrific accident but HSE won’t give me care package to bring her home Caroline O’Toole is fighting for care for her daughter Amira-Anne #gript
The number of abortions performed in England and Wales because an unborn baby has a cleft lip and palate has increased 150% sine 2011, new figures show. Information released to MP Fiona Bruce who asked a parliamentary question on the issue showed that abortions for babies diagnosed with the condition had rocketed from 10 in 2011 […]
One of the last acts of this government was to make further cuts to the tune of €20 million for services to people people living with disabilities. Parents have pointed that in the same week €20 million was given to the FAI who have been the subject of so much controversy over financial mismanagement of taxpayer funding. Greg Craig of the […]
A group representing people with disabilities has said that the International Day of People with Disabilities should be an occasion to remember those whose lives were ended by abortion because a condition was diagnosed in utero. “Today is International Day of People with Disability. Big shout out to everyone out there living with a disability,” they wrote. “On this day, […]
Assisted Suicide Laws and Their Danger to People with Disabilities is a scathing analysis of arguments in favour of assisted suicide.
Speeches by supporters of assisted suicide always include a big shout-out for people with disabilities. Hey, guys, you’re top on our list of favs; we’re just working out the delicate balance against individual rights. Just hang in there; we love youse all. Which, translated, means that the fears of people with disabilities are going to be […]