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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK |
New Lawsuit Filed in Colorado to End Assisted Suicide
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Watch these interviews with Dawn Russell and Matt Vallière as they represent the plaintiffs in the case to challenge Colorado's assisted suicide law. |
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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Upcoming Webinar On Lawsuit |
The Patients’ Rights Action Fund's sister organization, the Institute for Patients' Rights, has filed a case in Colorado challenging the assisted suicide law. Join representatives from all of the plaintiff organizations to hear about the lawsuit and the goal of ending assisted suicide in Colorado! You will hear from Michael Bien, lead counsel on this case, as well as Ian McIntosh (Not Dead Yet), Stephen Lieberman (United Spinal Association), Dawn Russell (Atlantis Adapt), and Matt Vallière (Institute for Patients' Rights). Register below!
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| Assisted Suicide Chooses Self Over Others |
Susan Thomas, "The name is deceptive because medical 'aid' has always been available in the form of medical care for very ill people, including in their dying days... Aid should take the form of offering tender care and ongoing presence to people as they deal with what dying does entail: loss of capacity, saying goodbye to the things of this world, enduring pain — what is or what will be part of the lives of each and every one of us. |
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More Coverage on the Lawsuit in Colorado |
Matt Vallière, executive director of PRAF, "They've created this two-tiered system of medicine, where some people get suicide prevention, and others get suicide help. The main differentiation is somebody's disability status." |
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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. |
We’ve joined a federal lawsuit in Colorado with a coalition of national and Colorado-based disability and patient advocacy organizations - Atlantis ADAPT, United Spinal Association, Not Dead Yet, the Institute for Patients’ Rights, and Mary Gossman, a woman with anorexia.
The plaintiffs argue the Colorado assisted suicide law violates core protections under the U.S. Constitution and federal civil rights laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. |
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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