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Why many disabled fight assisted suicide (Sacramento Bee) | More vital issue is care of the dying, doctors say (Chicago Tribune) | Disability-Rights Advocates Angered by Assisted- Suicide Decision (DiversityInc.com) | Supporters in Vt. bolstered by court ruling (Vermont Times Argus) | Justices Uphold Assisted Suicide (Salem (OR) Statesman-Journal) | Ore. Lawmakers Brace For Assisted Suicide Challenges (WFTV - Orlando, FL ) | Victory for assisted-suicide law: High court rules for Oregon over White House (San Francisco Chronicle) | Is California Next in Line? (Los Angeles Times) | Disability advocate group in Chicago troubled by Supreme Court ruling (Medill News Service) |

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NEWS STORIES ABOUT Disability Movement and Gonzales v. Oregon:

It may not be the ideal case for discussing such issues, Carrie Lucas tells The New York Times, but "it's the case we have." Outside Court, Fierce Debate on State Law (New York Times)

"We don't view legalized assisted suicide as a benefit," Diane Coleman told reporters. U.S. court to rule on assisted suicide If Oregon law is upheld, other states could follow (Montreal Gazette)

"Unless the Oregon law is struck down, other states could end up adopting similar policies that would endanger the lives of many disabled people who have significant and expensive healthcare needs." Should Doctor-Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill Patients be Legal? (VOA)

Not Dead Yet Challenges Assisted Suicide Case At Supreme Court (North Country Gazette)

US high court clashes over assisted suicide (Associated Press)

Bush challenges state's suicide law (The Age - Australia)

Poll finds support for assisted dying (Salem (OR) Statesman Journal)

See NDY's Diane Coleman and Compassion and Choices' Kathryn Tucker face off on C-SPAN'SWashington Journal Oct. 5, the morning of the Supreme Court oral arguments.

COMMENTARY
Why Disability Rights Activists Oppose Physician-Assisted Suicide (from Ragged Edge Online)
Mary Johnson Suicide law promotes 'new culture of dying' LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

Diane Coleman: States' rights versus civil rights SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER

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