Individuals with disabilities, the elderly and the terminal have the right to provider support that is free from policies and procedures that are restrictive and limiting in nature and/or impose restraints to control symptoms and behaviors, denying them life-supporting options.
Our intent is to change public opinion on an individual’s right to die, also called a death with dignity or physician assisted death, and instead focus on ones right to live out their lives to the fullest regardless of disability, age or co-morbid conditions.
This includes advocating for behavior and safety supports for these individuals, especially when they cannot voice for themselves; instead of using chemical and physical restraints as symptom and behavior controls, or denying provider support in effort to usher in a patient's right to die under a manipulated death practice used in the dying field.
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