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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK |
New Lawsuit Filed in Colorado to End Assisted Suicide
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Krista Kafer, columnist for the Denver post, says:
"If euthanasia laws are a slippery slope, we’ve taken the first downhill stride here in Colorado. The legislature has expanded the 2016 voter-approved initiative law to allow more people to prescribe assisted suicide pills and has shortened the waiting period. How long before medical personnel can offer people like me who struggle with chronic illness and depression a way out instead of a way forward?" |
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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Lawsuit States Assisted Suicide is Discriminatory |
Emma Fuentes, writer for the Washington Examiner, states, "A pro-death culture increasingly and systematically devalues human life, with consistent preferences against the unborn and the ill. Its implications for people with disabilities are not isolated, pretended, or temporary." |
| Gov. Hochul Should Veto Bill |
Kathryn Jean Lopez, senior fellow at the National Review Institute, "Do it in defense of the most vulnerable. Do it for the voiceless. Do it for the do-not-harm fundamental principle for doctors in health care. And, yes, please, do it for your constituent, Dovie Eisner." |
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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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