Anita Cameron Testimony NH HB 1659 2-12-20
Channel: Not Dead Yet USA
Date: 2020-02-17

Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach for Not Dead Yet, the national disability rights group opposed to assisted suicide, testifies before the New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee in Concord,  against the so-called "Death with Dignity Act." In order to drive home the point that doctors make mistakes all the time, Anita tells the story of her mother, who was told in 2009 that she was imminently dying, and was placed in hospice. She moved back to Colorado to die, but her health improved and she is still alive today. Anita talks about health disparities that disadvantage black people, and how Oregon's definition of terminal illness can include people with chronic conditions like diabetes who stop their treatments. Anita calls on the committee to reject HB 1659 as too dangerous.
Anita Cameron's full testimony is at http://notdeadyet.org/testimony-of-anita-cameron-opposing-new-hampshire-hb-1659 
 VIDEO DESCRIPTION: stationary camera of panoramic view of the House chamber, with House Judiciary members sitting at a long, curved desk. Anita Cameron, a black woman with locs, is just visible at the far left of the screen..