We have some big news to report out of New Mexico. The New Mexico Supreme Court recently ruled that terminally ill residents do not have a constitutionally protected right to physician assisted suicide. This decision by the state Supreme Court is a major win for those fighting to prevent the legalization of PAS. The case...
Read MoreOur victory this past legislative session was far from the end of the battle against this dangerous policy, but it’s a battle that shows continued signs of success. While California has voted to permit assisted suicide as of June 9, 2016, a number of hospitals across the state have pro-actively decided to opt-out and not...
Read MoreAs we have previously covered, Colorado’s assisted suicide proposal was withdrawn by legislators because they knew it didn’t have enough support. The Denver Post reported then on how Colorado House Democrats made the “rare move” to move the assisted suicide bill off the calendar before any floor debate because they knew it was unsettled. Again,...
Read MoreWithout question, we are pleased with the continued positive developments that we’ve seen around the United States, fighting back against a coordinated push for legalizing assisted suicide. That said, we are occasionally forced to remember that this overall debate is far from over, and that it is happening around the world. Despite some clear evidence...
Read MoreWe are going to consistently remind our readers of the flaws in legalizing physician assisted suicide. Of the many faults, some rise up as elemental to any and every legislative effort to make this policy a reality. Each of these facts leads us to believe that this policy is fundamentally flawed. This is our series...
Read MoreWe have some great news to share with you. At midnight on Monday, April 11th the Maryland General Assembly’s 2016 legislative session ended with no action taken on the proposed physician assisted suicide legislation – HB 404/SB 418. As we told you earlier this spring, the Senate version of the bill was withdrawn from consideration...
Read MoreWe have known for a while that the proponents of assisted suicide will stop at nothing to advance support for this policy. That said, the latest news is an angle we haven’t expected to see utilized. They want to make the suicide drugs cheaper to purchase – as though access was the primary problem with...
Read MoreWe have great news to report from the assisted suicide debate raging in New York State, where the national leadership of assisted suicide proponents have concentrated their efforts after so many recent losses. They may need to prepare for another defeat, as the coalitions of people negatively impacted by assisted suicide continue to gain strength....
Read MoreIn our new blog series “The Facts Remain” we will explore the fundamental flaws in the Maryland physician-assisted suicide legislation and similar bills across the country. The first installment covers healthcare discrimination. One of the most insidious dangers in legalizing physician-assisted suicide is how it consummates the acceptance of deeply flawed end-of-life care in Maryland...
Read MoreAs spring begins and many legislative sessions across the country come to an end (including Maryland’s in the coming weeks) we thought it would be interesting to see how proposed physician assisted suicide legislation fared in other states this year. According to one of the bill’s lead proponents, the Death with Dignity National Center, bills...
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