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HIGHLIGHT PIECE OF THE WEEK |
New York Can Do Better Than Assisted Suicide
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Ian McIntosh, Executive Director of Not Dead Yet, writes "People with disabilities deserve to be treated as full citizens, not as burdens. Every major national disability rights group with a position on assisted suicide opposes it, and not one supports it." |
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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In Memoriam: Norm DeLisle The Patients’ Rights Action Fund is saddened to learn of the death of Norm DeLisle, a longtime Michigan disability advocate and colleague in our fight against assisted suicide. Continue reading our statement below. |
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ICYMI: New Resource on Abuses of Assisted Suicide |
Proponents of assisted suicide often declare that there have never been abuses of assisted suicide laws in the United States. This is categorically false. This resource provides examples of many abuse cases that have occurred under these coercive and deadly laws. |
| Webinar on Assisted Suicide Danger for Psychiatric Patients |
Join Dr. Mark Komrad, a leading psychiatrist and medical ethicist, for an in-depth presentation on how assisted suicide endangers people struggling with mental illness. Hosted by PRAF's Executive Director, Matt Vallière, Dr. Komrad will share why expanding assisted suicide to psychiatric patients represents a serious threat to patient dignity. |
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Canada Is Heading Toward A Bleak Future |
Jarrett Stepman, columnist for the Daily Signal, "MAID began as a practice limited to gravely ill patients who were already at the end of life. The law was then expanded to include people who were suffering from serious medical conditions but not facing imminent death. In two years, MAID will be made available to those suffering only from mental illness. Parliament has also recommended granting access to minors. The brakes have failed. They’ve barreling down that slippery slope."
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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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