Stephen Mendelsohn was a fierce opponent of assisted suicide.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

We mourn the death of the great Stephen Mendelsohn (Link).

Jesse Leavenworth with The Stamford Advocate wrote an article that was published on June 3, 2025 promoting a memorial event for Stephen Mendelsohn, who recently died in an accident. The memorial event was on June 3rd.

Mendelsohn (63) was an amazing genius and focused disability activist who worked tirelessly to oppose assisted suicide as a member of Second Thoughts Connecticut and as a member of the EPC - USA board has died.

Leavenworth wrote:

WEST HARTFORD — Stephen Mendelsohn of New Britain, who was hit and killed by a car in West Hartford Sunday, was remembered for his passionate activism and remarkable memory. He was 63.

Often quoted by media in the state, Mendelsohn, a fierce opponent of legalizing assisted suicide in Connecticut and the nation, was active with Second Thoughts Connecticut, an organization focused in particular on preventing suicide among people with disabilities, and the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, which lobbies against aid-in-dying legislation in the U.S. and Canada.

Coalition Executive Director Alex Schadenberg said Tuesday that Mendelsohn was a detail-oriented researcher who kept the organization up to date on laws and proposed bills throughout the U.S.

"We depended on him," Schadenberg said.

Stephen Mendelsohn was one of the many heroes who have worked tirelessly to oppose assisted suicide.