Amazing News: Virginia assisted suicide bill dies in Committee.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

I have amazing news. The Virginia assisted suicide bill died on February 5 (today) by a vote of 8 to 7 in the Virginia Senate Committee on Education and Health.

Congratulations to everyone who worked with the coalition and/or contacted their state politicians. Lives have been saved by the defeat of this bill.

Legalizing assisted suicide in Virginia, which is to poison people to death, has been a goal of the assisted suicide lobby for many years.

In 2025, Delaware, Illinois and New York passed assisted suicide bills. New York Governor Kathy Hochul stated that she would not sign the New York bill until amendments were made. Sadly the amendment bill passed in both of the New York State Houses on February 4 and Governor Hochul is expected to sign the bill on February 6.