The Montana State Legislature passed SB 136, a bill to close the dangerous legal loophole that allows assisted suicide to be practiced, at the second and third reading. SB 136 now moves to the House and we must continue to educate on the dangerous, discriminatory, and deadly practice of assisted suicide.

"MPs currently scrutinising the Bill and preparing to vote on it again further down the road need to acknowledge the uncomfortable reality that doctors can – and, tragically, often do – make mistakes. People will opt for suicide when they may have many years of life ahead of them. This is not a zero-sum game."

Recently, CBS News aired a two-part segment on PAS. The first part focused entirely on a pro-assisted suicide perspective. We expected the second segment to present a balanced view, but unfortunately, only a fraction of the promised opposing perspective was aired. We are calling on CBS to explain their editorial decisions and provide truly balanced reporting on this issue. We urge you to stand with us by signing on to support this letter. Together, we can demand accountability and ensure that all voices are heard.

"A group of 24 experts said they were “alarmed” by the speed with which the legislation was being pushed through parliament and that it should be 'overwhelmingly rejected.' They argued that the bill could put pressure on patients who were lonely or grieving, or felt like a burden, to take their own lives instead of accessing psychological or psychiatric support.

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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