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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK |
Disabled New Yorker Speaks Out Against Assisted Suicide Bill |
Dovie Eisner, a disability advocate, wrote, "My situation as someone with serious physical disabilities may be unusual. But most everyone has dealt with the byzantine bureaucracy of insurance companies and medical billing. Do we really want to make physician-assisted suicide a legitimate form of 'treatment' in end-of-life cases?" |
In April, the New York State Assembly passed, by a close vote of 81-67, dangerous and discriminatory assisted suicide legislation. During the last week of session, on Monday, June 9th, the New York State Senate approved assisted suicide by a vote of 35-27. A slim majority over the necessary 32 votes for passage. The bill will now head to the desk of Governor Kathy Hochul, who needs to hear from YOU. Click the link below to tell the Governor to VETO this bill! |
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The UK Must Prevent Assisted Suicide This Week |
Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister, states, "I understand the often-cited case for assisted dying – that we should not deny terminally ill people the freedom to choose. But there is no effective freedom to choose if the alternative option, the freedom to draw on high-quality end-of-life care, is not available. Neither is there real freedom to choose if, as many fear, patients will feel under pressure to relieve their relatives of the burden of caring for them, a form of coercion that prioritising good end-of-life care would diminish."
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| A Plea for Governor Hochul to Veto NY Bill |
An WSJ letter by Paul J. Pastor stated, "It is ironic that many people who oppose capital punishment, war and other state-sanctioned violence support euthanasia. Their ethic inevitably falls back on 'choice' and 'autonomy' as its ultimate visions of moral good. Never mind that these two things will inevitably be taken from us." |
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Opponents of Assisted Suicide Are Pushing Back |
Alexander Chula, a junior doctor in the UK, "Things that make life worth living might be fewer, smaller, constrained by disease, but are no less real for that. They can be degraded, however, by the implicit judgements of others: if enough people in the same situation decide they’re better off dead, belief in the value of your own life becomes harder to sustain, in ways the healthy can scarcely imagine." |
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For the most recent update on assisted suicide laws in the states, click here or on the image of the states below. |
"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. |
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. |
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PRAF is a leading national, non-partisan single-issue organization that protects the rights of patients, people with disabilities, older adults, and other historically underrepresented groups from deadly harm and discrimination inherent in assisted suicide laws. |
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