PRAF’s Executive Director, Matt Vallière, and Not Dead Yet’s Executive Director, Ian McIntosh, were in Albany, New York to receive an award for the late Diane Coleman. This posthumous award honors Diane, who was the founder and CEO of Not Dead Yet, and a fierce advocate in the fight against assisted suicide laws. The award admits Diane to the New York State Disability Rights Hall of Fame. Congrats, Diane! Rest in peace and in power!
In addition to receiving this reward on Diane’s behalf, Matt had the opportunity to connect with Yaw Appiadu, Executive Director of Harlem Independent Living Center, and many of our allies in the fight. We are grateful for all the work that New York disability advocates are doing to protect vulnerable people from coercion and abuse that comes from deadly assisted suicide laws.
Canada suspends plans to allow psychiatric euthanasia INDEFINITELY! Today the Canadian Ministers of Justice and Health announced that the plan to allow MAID (euthanasia) for patients with psychiatric disorders in March 2027, will be POSTPONED INDEFINITELY. This came on the same day as a Parliament vote scheduled on their C-218 bill that would permanently exclude
Canada Halts One Assisted Suicide Expansion While Proposing Another Canada just announced a significant reversal on euthanasia, but also a troubling new expansion. The Canadian government says it will introduce legislation to indefinitely prevent people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness from qualifying for euthanasia. That is welcome news. The expansion was originally scheduled
Delaware Assisted Suicide Lawsuit: A Critical Hearing Before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals From the Desk of Matthew P. Vallière Sept. 24, 2026 Yesterday, I was honored to represent the plaintiffs in our lawsuit against the state of Delaware at a hearing at the 3rd Circuit Court of appeals in Newark, New Jersey.
