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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK |
Massachusetts Press Conference: Opponents of Assisted Suicide Speak Boldly |
Hear from Matt Vallière (Executive Director of Patients' Rights Action Fund), Ellen Leigh (Disability Advocate), John Kelly (Director of Second Thoughts Massachusetts), Dr. John Rhee (MD, Neuro-Oncologist and Palliative Care Specialist) on their opposition to assisted suicide.
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Assisted Suicide Is An Injustice |
Dr. Michael Vest writes about the Delaware assisted suicide bill, "For patients without adequate resources faced with a disabling serious illness, being offered a choice between inadequate care and lethal drugs is not offering a truly autonomous decision — it is simply another injustice." |
| PRAF Joins Disability Advocates To Decry Assisted Suicide |
Matt Vallière spoke at the conference along with Krista Carr, CEO of Inclusion Canada, during an April 4 panel moderated by EWTN News President Montse Alvarado.Illustrating the problem, Vallière pointed out that many states do “not guarantee palliative care,” yet “they will pay for every instance of assisted suicide.” “I don’t call that autonomy, I call that eugenics,” he emphasized. |
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Don't Rush Patients Toward Death
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"The fundamental expectation of health care should be to rush to care for the patient, providing support through a system that embraces them—not rush them toward death without efforts to mitigate suffering or ensure free and informed consent. If we truly value dignity, we must invest in comprehensive care to prevent patients from being administered speedy death in their most vulnerable moment, turning their worst day into potentially their last," writes Dr. Ramona Coelho |
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For the most recent update on assisted suicide laws in the states, click here. |
"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. |
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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