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January 1,
2007
Visitors and Friends,
I would never presume to think I could say anything better than
what Drew Battavia and Hugh Gallagher say below, but now, more than ever, is the time to make your voice heard.
Please join me and the members of the Board of AUTONOMY, as we try to follow in the path put before us by these incredible leaders in the movement on behalf of persons with disabilities.
Support us and help us to continue their work.
Warmest Regards,
Paul Spiers
February 22, 2002
AN OPEN LETTER TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Dear Friends:
We write to you because we believe certain persons and organizations who claim to speak for persons with disabilities may have seriously misrepresented the views of many of us.
Public attention in recent years has focused on issues surrounding end-of-life care. We believe this is all to the good. Death, like birth, is part of the life process, neither to be feared nor denied. In truth, the end of life can be a time of expressing and sharing love, forgiveness and thankfulness. We believe end-of-life choices are a private matter, to be determined by the dying individual.
We wish to make clear that we do not support the practices of Jack Kevorkian or George Exoo any more than we support the objectives of those who would deny us the right to control our lives, either during the prime or at the end.
People with disabilities know all too well what it is like to lose personal autonomy - this is what the fight for self-determination and disability rights is all about. We do not think that people with disabilities, who have struggled for many years to have control over their own lives and bodies, would or should give up this decision-making autonomy at the end of life.
If you agree with us, please join AUTONOMY by sending an email with your name, address, phone, and email to newsupporter@autonomynow.org.
Sincerely,
Drew Batavia
and Hugh
Gregory Gallagher
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Tax-deductible contributions (AUTONOMY is designated a 501(c)3 by the IRS) demonstrate grassroots support for our organization and what we hope to achieve.
Any contribution—from $1.00 to $1,000—will be welcomed and very much appreciated.
Thank you!
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