As we continue working to end assisted suicide laws in the United States, we need your help!

Assisted suicide laws are inherently discriminatory against people with disabilities. Everyone who qualifies for lethal drugs under these laws is a person with disabilities, and assisted suicide laws create a two-tiered system of medicine that results in death to the devalued group. 

Medical professionals can also experience discrimination if they are forced to comply with assisted suicide laws against their values.

Don’t put up with it! Let your voice be heard today!

The federal government must investigate all complaints submitted to the agencies charged with enforcing our civil rights. We are asking both medical professionals and people with disabilities who qualify for assisted suicide under current state laws to file civil rights complaints with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division.

These complaints help ensure that federal civil rights officials hear directly from the people who are most affected by these laws. Every complaint creates a record and sparks an investigation, which will populate the public record with real life examples of how assisted suicide laws discriminate against people with disabilities. These agencies also enforce federal law and may take action to curb the deadly impact of assisted suicide.

You may be thinking, “Well, I don’t have a terminal illness, so I guess this isn’t for me.” Think again. Anyone who has a life-threatening condition qualifies for lethal drugs and is a person with disability, as defined by law. Do you take a medication or need regular medical treatment or services, without which you would likely die? Then, you’ve experienced discrimination! The state, through its assisted suicide law, has categorized you as suicide-ready and made you a 2nd class citizen when it comes to the state suicide prevention programs – that’s classic discrimination, even if you’ve never sought out or even thought about assisted suicide.

And if you really don’t qualify for lethal drugs, you are still eligible to submit a complaint if a friend or family member does qualify. You can tell their story.

“Yes, but I don’t live in a state where assisted suicide is legal.” Because both Oregon and Vermont have no residency requirements for assisted suicide, you are eligible to file a complaint if you, a friend, or family member have a life-threatening condition.

Please click the link below for instructions on filing your complaint today!