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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK |
Assisted Suicide Endangers People With Disabilities |
Max Rodriguez, manager of government affairs for the Center for Disability Rights, writes, "Once a lethal prescription is dispensed, there is no requirement for witnesses at the time of death and no way to verify that the medication was taken voluntarily. For people with disabilities — who already face disproportionately high rates of abuse and neglect — this could create a deeply unsafe environment. Proponents often point out that there’s no evidence of abuse in states where the practice is legal. But that claim deserves scrutiny.."
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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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Life After Film Reveals Assisted Suicide is Cheap Alternative to Care |
Richard Whittaker, senior staff writer of The Austin Chronicle, writes a review of Reid Davenport's film, Life After, and says "What Davenport found in Bouvia’s case and its fallout was a way to discuss how the lives of people with disabilities are valued and commoditized in a capitalist society: how medical businesses see [assisted suicide] as the cheap alternative to lifelong care, and how discussions sometimes veer terrifyingly close to eugenics." |
| Starving Dementia Patients Major Concern |
Wesley Smith, senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism, quotes Tim Millea, "We sure push hastened death these days. We have widespread legalization of assisted suicide. We have VSED — whereby doctors help people starve themselves to death. We have VSED “as a bridge” to assisted suicide/euthanasia, by weakening a patient so that he or she can qualify for hastened death.." |
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ICYMI: Assisted Suicide Does Not Offer Real Choice |
John Unsworth, registered nurse and Professor of Community Nursing Workforce and Policy at Northumbria University, writes "Proponents of the Bill have argued that it would give competent adults within England and Wales, with six months or less to live, a choice of an assisted [suicide]. However, the current state of palliative care and community health services means that choice for many people is already severely limited." |
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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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