Prescription Poison film: Averting Assisted Suicide in America.

The Prescription Poison film (43 minutes) was released on July 20, 2026. 

The Prescription Poison film is produced by Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and Frank Panico with Xs in the Sky films. 

Purchase the Prescription Poison film for $10 US or purchase the DVD for $15 US at: https://prescriptionpoison.com

Prescription Poison is a ground-breaking documentary exposing the expansion of assisted suicide in America.

The film will awaken America to the growth of assisted suicide and is a warning to Americans that, unless stopped, the Canadian system of killing will become a reality in America. Watch the Prescription Poison film trailer.

Groups can organize screenings of the Prescription Poison film at no cost. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition asks that you make a donation when showing the film to a group.

You may also want a speaker, such as Alex Schadenberg, to lead a discussion session after the screening. 

For screening plans contact EPC at: info@epcc.ca

 

Purchase the Prescription Poison film for $10 US at:  https://prescriptionpoison.com

The film features: Denise Leipold, Margaret Marsilla, Victor Nieves, Professor William Peace (RIP), Ales Primc, Alexander Raikin, Jessica Rodgers, Alex Schadenberg, Wesley J Smith, Dr Sarah Smith, Nir Solomon, Dr William Toffler.

Slovenian Supreme Court upholds results of assisted suicide referendum.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.

I have more great news from Slovenia.

The Slovenian Supreme Court has upheld the results of the assisted suicide referendum that rejected the Slovenian assisted suicide law.

The Slovenian parliament legalized assisted suicide in July 2025. After the passing of the poison bill, a group of citizens organized by Aleš Primc, of the Slovenian Voice for Children and Families, collected 46,000 to require a referendum on the assisted suicide bill.

On November 23, 2025, the Slovenian people rejected the assisted suicide law by passing the referendum by a 53.46% margin.

Following the successful referendum vote, a court challenge was launched claiming irregularities in the referendum campaign.

On March 24, 2026, the Slovenian Supreme Court rejected the challenge to the referendum results and decided that there was no proof that any alleged irregularities had a significant impact on the vote and its outcome.

Aleš Primc

Aleš Primc, told the European Conservative that:

I am convinced that a miracle happened. In recent years, the media often published manipulative emotional stories in favor of assisted dying and polls in the final week suggested less than 30% of the public opposed it. We won the referendum with 53.46%.

Please read our article on how Slovenian overturned their assisted suicide law. (Read).

Register online or in-person for our EPC update meeting on Wednesday January 21.

Register online or in-person for the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition update and directions event.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from: 1 - 3 pm (Eastern Time) at the Ethics and Public Policy Center at: 1730 M Street NW Suite 910 Washington DC.

To attend in-person, email info@epcc.ca

To attend online register in advance: (Zoom registration Link)

Delaware, Illinois and New York legalized assisted suicide in 2025. Each state had an excellent team of people working to stop the assisted suicide bill. The assisted suicide lobby is emboldened, as no new state had previously legalized assisted suicide since New Mexico did in 2021.

A recent assisted suicide lobby strategy meeting stated that they plan to introduce assisted suicide legalization bills in 18 US states in 2026.

The Canadian government is scheduled to extend euthanasia to mental illness alone, starting in March, 2027. Canada's parliament is now debating Bill C-218 that would prevent euthanasia for mental illness. How must we respond?

Aleš Primc

The event features:

Aleš Primc, the organizer of the successful referendum in Slovenia that overturned the assisted suicide law. that was passed in the Slovenian parliament. The Slovenian referendum was successful against all projections. Primc will be in Washington DC to share his successful strategy.

Alexander Raikin

Alexander Raikin is a visiting fellow in Bioethics at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Raikin has been published by multiple journals and news agencies. 

Raikin has become a key researcher on issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide. Link to some of the articles by Alexander Raikin (Articles Link).

Alicia Duncan

Alicia Duncan, has become an incredible leader after first attempting to prevent her mother's death by euthanasia, and after becoming an advocate for others, families, friends to prevent euthanasia deaths. 

Alicia's book will soon be published and she was recently featured in the film Life Worth Living.

 

Wesley J Smith

Wesley J Smith is a long time lawyer, writer and bioethicist who has spoken throughout the world on issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide. His book - Forced Exit, is one of the most important books opposing assisted suicide. Wesley is a regular contributor on National Review online. 

Alex Schadenberg

Alex Schadenberg is the Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and world-wide commentator and speaker on issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide since 1998. Alex overseas the world's leading blog on issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Attend in-person or online.

The event is Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from 1 - 3 pm (Eastern Time)

To attend in-person, email info@epcc.ca
To participate online (Registration Link).

How Slovenia won a referendum that rejected euthanasia.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

The Slovenian people voted in a referendum on November 23, 2025 to overturn the euthanasia bill that was passed in the Slovenian legislature in July 2025.  More than 53% of the voters rejected the euthanasia law.

This was a great victory, that was accomplished by a small group of committed citizens who stuck to their talking points. They achieved this victory for people who are sick, people with disabilities and pensioners against all odds, as they were up against the government and a well funded death lobby.

Why did Slovenians reject the govenrment euthanasia law? 

Aleš Primc, the organizer of the referendum explains:

• Slovenian people decided that they are valued and respected.
• Patients, disabled people and pensioners need treatment, medication and pain relief, and the people rejecting poisoning, or forcing them to poison themselves.
• Doctors and healthcare personnel decided to respect medical ethics and the Hippocratic Oath, which stipulates that a doctor treats and does not kill, nor does he/she participate in poisoning people.

They were up against a massive well funded opposition. As Aleš stated:

The poisoning of patients, disabled people and pensioners was supported by all government parties and the largest media. However, most people in Slovenia nevertheless retained their common sense and made decisions in accordance with their conscience.

They were faced with constant lies. Aleš explained:

The poisoning lobby has been lying, deceiving and scaring people all the time. Our task was to expose these lies and prove this with references to the law. Then they twisted their words and wanted to change the subject.

Leaders also made telling statements. Aleš wrote:

The Prime Minister stated that "people who have living, immobile parents are unlucky". Former Minister of Health Keber, stated that a patient towards the end of life is not a person, but only organs.

As Aleš stated having an elderly or disabled relative is not unlucky and towards the end of life a person is not "only organs.|

The take-away from the Slovenina referndum is that people innately oppose killing, but we must be willing to state what euthanasia actually is. The Slovenian team built their campaign on a few key talking points and stuck to them. Hiding behind nice language or presenting the issue in a way that seems more socially acceptable avoids the reality that euthanasia and assisted suicide are about killing people. 

Slovenians rejected the killing of people.

More articles on Slovenia

• Great news: Slovenia rejected euthanasia law with more than 53% support for the referendum (Link).
• Slovenian interview with Alex Schadenberg and Theo Boer (Link). 
• Bad news in Slovenia and Uruguay (Link). 
• Has Slovenia legalized assisted suicide (Link). 
• Slovenia debates assisted suicide. Doctors and medical groups oppose the bill (Link).

Slovenia: The sick, the disabled and the pensioner won the referendum!

Alex Schadenberg\
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

I reported on November 23 that Slovenia rejected the euthanasia law, that the government passed in July through a successful referendum that garnered more than 53% support.

Aleš Primc, the organizer of the referendum campaign sent the following message to their supporters, campaign team and to the media.

Let me be clear, the Slovenian people rejected poisoning their citizens to death. The referendum followed a tight message that focused on what euthanasia actually is. Here is the message from Aleš Primc:

Aleš Primc

Thank you Slovenia! The sick, the disabled and the retired won the referendum!

Thank God! We are witnessing a miracle! The culture of life has defeated the cult of death!

The result of the referendum showed that in Slovenia we respect the sick, the disabled and the retired. Compassion, justice and solidarity won the referendum. Slovenia decided for life and rejected the government's health, pension and social reform, which was based on death by poisoning.

I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart and thank you to everyone! Thank you to everyone who submitted a signature, thank you to everyone who collected signatures, thank you to everyone who put up posters and distributed leaflets. Thank you to everyone who posted on social media. Thank you to everyone who encouraged family and friends to participate and vote AGAINST. Thank you to everyone who took someone to the polling station. Thank you to everyone who voted AGAINST. There were more than 370,000 of us (53.46%). The final result is not yet known, but pensioners, patients and disabled people have achieved a magnificent victory, where the Slovenian people have told them that they are valued and respected. 

Yes, dear patients, disabled people and pensioners, you are not a burden, but you are precious!

Patients, disabled people and pensioners need treatment, medication and pain relief, not poisoning, forcing them to poison themselves and abuse. Thank you to everyone who made this victory possible. So that everyone, especially patients, disabled people and pensioners, can celebrate the upcoming Advent and Christmas holidays peacefully.

Thank you to the doctors and all healthcare personnel who respect medical ethics and the Hippocratic Oath, which stipulate that a doctor treats and does not kill, nor does he participate in poisoning people.

Thank you also to the parties SDS, NSI, SLS, Glas pokojencev, Zeleni and Demokrati, who opposed the Poisoning Act. Thank you to the Catholic Church, the Serbian and Macedonian Orthodox Churches, the Evangelical and Pentecostal Churches, and the Jewish community for their strong commitment to respecting God's commandment: You shall not kill. As a Christian, I am especially happy that the Catholic Church has committed itself to respecting God's commandments: You shall not kill! and Honor your father and mother, that you may live long and it may go well with you on earth, and to Jesus' commandment to Love your neighbor. Love and compassion do not poison, but help. God's commandments are the foundation of faith and the foundation of peaceful and solidary coexistence between people.

Thank you to all civil society organizations and professional associations that have publicly stated that they oppose the law that introduces the poisoning of patients.

Thank you to the wonderful coordination team of dedicated and kind-hearted people, where everyone did their job. There was really a lot of work, which we did well.

The fight was difficult. The poisoning of patients, disabled people and pensioners was supported by all government parties and the largest media. Pupils and students were indoctrinated in high schools and faculties. However, most people in Slovenia nevertheless retained their common sense and made decisions in accordance with their conscience.

The poisoning lobby has been lying, deceiving and scaring people all the time. Our task was to expose these lies and prove this with references to the law. Then they twisted their words and wanted to change the subject. The liar was already their symbol. As you know, they had a heart. The heart is a sign of life, not the poisoning that they propagated. In confrontations, representatives of the poisoning lobby were aggressive and uncultured. It is difficult to debate with such people, so we had to adapt to this. Sometimes it was quite harsh, but it always turned out that the poisoning lobby has no arguments, but is driven only by an ideological thirst for poisoning and scaring people.

The poisoning lobby is furious because the patients, the disabled and the pensioners won the referendum and not them. I understand that defeat hurts, but I don't understand why they are now threatening everyone. This shouting and threats that the poisoning lobby is now making in the major media is their process of healing the wounds after defeat. Instead of coming to terms with the fact that people do not want the patients, the disabled and the pensioners to be poisoned and that they should live in constant fear of poisoning, they continue to threaten the whole of Slovenia with poison. 

I find it corrupt that Prime Minister Golob, after the people have said that they do not want poison as a health service, continues to threaten with poison and scare people. And this is a man, a Prime Minister, who stated that "people who have living, immobile parents are unlucky". Or former Minister of Health Keber, who claims that a patient towards the end of life is not a person, but only organs. You've heard: not a person, only organs. With these statements, the poisoning lobby has completely exposed itself and we have all seen what they are really about. To poison as many people as possible and to make money at the expense of health services, pensions, medicines and social services that would not have to be paid to people who would die from poisoning.

Once again, thank you all for stopping the poisoning lobby and saving the sick, disabled and pensioners from the danger of poisoning, pressure and abuse.

Best regards!

Aleš Primc

More articles on Slovenia

• Great news: Slovenia rejected euthanasia law with more than 53% support for the referendum (Link).
• Slovenian interview with Alex Schadenberg and Theo Boer (Link). 
• Bad news in Slovenia and Uruguay (Link). 
• Has Slovenia legalized assisted suicide (Link). 
• Slovenia debates assisted suicide. Doctors and medical groups oppose the bill (Link).