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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK |
How America Abandoned Assisted Suicide Safeguards |
Alexander Raikin, Visiting Fellow in the Bioethics, Technology and Human Flourishing Program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, writes, "This systematic disregard of safeguards is happening as the process is being fast-tracked: states are removing requirements that applicants reside in state; allowing less-credentialed providers, such as social workers, nurses, and physician associates, to perform assessments instead of psychiatrists and psychologists; and reducing minimum waiting periods."
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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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Financial Despair Leads Some Toward Assisted Suicide |
Frances D. Vine, an itinerant journalist, producer, and director, says of assisted suicide in Canada: "Reports paint a harrowing picture of systemic failures pushing people toward assisted [suicide], not just medical suffering. Stories of individuals opting for [assisted suicide] due to poverty or inadequate care highlight a chilling question: is this compassion, or a society failing to support its most fragile members?"
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| Palliative Care At Risk When Assisted Suicide Is Implemented |
Matthew Doré, Palliative Care Consultant, says, "Some may argue that offering “choice” is itself an act of bestowing worth. And this is true until a point, but it becomes obvious that ‘individual choice’ is born out of an ‘individual’s innate human worth’ and not the master of it. It is when someone feels broken, when they question their very existence, when they feel a burden, that what they seek most is not choice – it is acceptance." |
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Assisted Suicide Laws Need Reevaluation |
The Washington Examiner Editorial Board states, "As assisted suicide spreads, the risk grows that vulnerable people, those feeling like burdens or facing financial strain, will be nudged toward death rather than helped to live. This is not compassion — it’s the worst sort of cultural and moral failure." |
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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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