HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK: I Still Wouldn’t Want Assisted Suicide
Why do assisted suicide proponents fight for assisted suicide while saying that they support palliative care and pain management? Because once again, it’s not about pain or the fear of it. It about the right to die.
"The pressure to choose physician-assisted suicide could come from the fear of being a burden, the desire to avoid the high costs of long-term care, or the perceived expectation from others that physician-assisted suicide is the right thing to do."
The Patients’ Rights Action Fund has the pulse on what is happening in states where assisted suicide bills are active and will provide an up-to-date summary for each. Please join us for a webinar update on September 25 at 4:00pm EST.
"End Assisted Suicide" is the group of plaintiffs suing the state of California to overturn the Assisted Suicide law there. Our 501(c)(3) sister organization, the Institute for Patients' Rights, has joined this ground-breaking lawsuit as a plaintiff.
We've appealed our case to the 9th Circuit. Click below to learn more about this lawsuit.
If you’re in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any time to connect with a trained crisis counselor. For confidential support available 24/7 for everyone in the U.S., call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.
