Disability Advocate

INDIVIDUAL PLAINTIFF

Pam Heavens

Pam is a 69-year-old female with significant lifelong disabilities. Her entire 46 year working career has been focused on disability rights. She was fortunate to have had the late Diane Coleman (founder of Not Dead Yet) as a mentor.

Statement

Physician-assisted suicide posess unimaginable threats to the disability community. The poor status of our health care system, coupled with diminishing access to services that allow us to live in our communities, all add up to PAS having the potential of being an attractive option, particularly to people who are economically disadvantaged, people with no insurance, veterans, persons of color and other marginalized groups.

Pam Heavens

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