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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK |
Matt Vallière: Assisted Suicide Is Not A True Choice |
Our Executive Director, Matt Vallière, was published in the New York Times and the Sentinel & Enterprise.
In the NYT, he's quoted saying, "By framing assisted suicide as a 'choice,' we risk blurring the lines between autonomy and a tragic form of societal abandonment. Instead of offering an easy out to the houses of policy and medicine, we should prioritize care that affirms the inestimable value and equal human dignity we all share."
In the Sentinel, "Supporters of assisted suicide claim it offers choice and compassion. But true compassion does not normalize suicide as a medical response to suffering. It ensures every person, especially the most vulnerable, receives quality hospice, palliative care, mental-health care, and support to live, not die." |
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Beware Assisted Suicide’s Fog of Ambiguity
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Dr. Eve Slater, professor of clinical medicine at the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, writes, "Are the disabled and the socially disadvantaged more at risk? Is this how we want society to function? While many may say they support [assisted suicide], they are not being apprised of the harm posed to others, including the most vulnerable among us, this 'right' being camouflaged in a fog of ambiguity." |
| No Oversight On Assisted Suicide |
South Shore Press spoke with Jessica Rodgers, Coalitions Director for the Patients Rights Action Fund, “There is almost no oversight. After the patient receives the prescription, the state washes their hand of that patient. There's no follow-up to ensure that they maintain capacity to make this decision.” |
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Assisted Suicide Threatens Human Rights
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Michele Sterlace-Accorsi, the Executive Director of Feminists Choosing Life of New York, states, "In the name of compassion and self governance, [assisted suicide] threatens to violate human rights, increase overall suicide rates, including non-assisted suicide rates, and jeopardize suicide prevention efforts. All of these consequences disproportionately affect women, the disabled, and low-income populations." |
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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. |
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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