Petition: The US Food and Drug Administration must investigate assisted suicide drug cocktails

To the FDA's Compounding Incidents Program, (Link to the online petition). (Link to the paper petition).

The petitioners draw your attention to the following:

Whereas the compounded drug cocktails being used for assisted suicide have had high rates of overdose, failure of expected pharmacological action, and adverse experiences associated with their use for assisted suicide; and;

Whereas the experiments that continue to be done to develop the compounded drug cocktails used for assisted suicide violate the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ regulations for the protection of human subjects under 45 CFR part 46;

Therefore, we call on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate the adverse drug experiences with the compounded drug cocktails used for assisted suicide.

(Link to the online petition). (Link to the paper petition).

Information:

Despite claims that assisted suicide is a painless death, complications with assisted suicide remain common, and in fact have increased over the last decade. The FDA’s Compounding Incidents Program aims to protect the public against poor quality compounded drugs, yet no research has been done on whether the assisted suicide cocktails currently in use meet current standards.

An article by Manuela Callari published by Medscape on March 13, 2025, asked the question, “Do We Know Enough About Assisted Dying Drugs?” (1) Claud Regnard, MD, a retired palliative medicine consultant in the UK told Medscape:

“The amount of evidence supporting the use of these drugs is astoundingly small. The last study looking at efficacy and side effects was published 25 years ago, using data from 10 years earlier. 

“You wouldn’t allow this in any way with any other sort of drugs,” Regnard said. In a 2022 study, he found that drugs used for assisted dying have not undergone the usual level of scrutiny.(2)

The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of these drugs at high doses remain poorly understood. “We extrapolate from therapeutic doses, but we have no proper data on what happens at lethal doses,” Regnard said. “That’s not science—that’s guesswork.”

Based on the Oregon data we know that there are serious problems with the use of compounded drugs for assisted suicide. 

The 2023 Oregon Death with Dignity Act report indicated that the longest time for an assisted suicide death was 137 hours (five days plus 17 hours) and the assisted suicide complications rate was almost 10%. In Oregon, complications are only reported when a health care provider is present at the death. In 2023, there were ten known complications based on 102 reports from health care providers. (3)

Regarding the assisted suicide drug trials, JoNel Aleccia reported the following for The Seattle Times on March 5, 2017:

[Dr. Carol] Parrot and [Dr. Robert] Wood are part of a seven-member group of doctors in the Northwest who came up with the three-drug protocol after Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc. acquired the rights to secobarbital, known as Seconal, in 2015 and raised the price sharply. 

“We wanted the new drug regime to be safe, reliable and effective—and cost $500 or less,” said Parrot.

Earlier in the article, Aleccia states,

The first Seconal alternative turned out to be too harsh, burning patients’ mouths and throats, causing some to scream in pain. The second drug mix, used 67 times, has led to deaths that stretched out hours in some patients—and up to 31 hours in one case. (4)

Lisa Krieger’s article, published in Medical Xpress on September 8, 2020, also reported on the lethal drug cocktail trials:

A little-known secret, not publicized by advocates of aid-in-dying, was that while most deaths were speedy, others were very slow. Some patients lingered for six or nine hours; a few, more than three days. No one knew why, or what needed to change. 

“The public thinks that you take a pill and you’re done,” said Dr. Gary Pasternak, chief medical officer of Mission Hospice in San Mateo. “But it’s more complicated than that.” (5)

Doctors who participate in assisted suicide developed lethal compounded drug cocktails with human trials. The developers were concerned with the lethal efficacy and cost of the drug cocktail as opposed to the negative consequences associated with its use. The assisted suicide drug cocktail trials appear to have violated the Nuremburg Code.

We, the petitioners, call on the FDA to perform an investigation into the use of compounded drug cocktails used for assisted suicide based on the high rates of adverse experiences and into the experiments done to develop the assisted suicide drug cocktails that appear to have violated 45 CFR part 46.

References:

1. Manuela Callari, “Do We Know Enough About Assisted Dying Drugs?” Medscape, March 13, 2025 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/do-we-know-enough-about-assisted-dying-drugs-2025a100064q?form=fpf, accessed June 16, 2025.
2. Worthington, A., Finlay, I., and Regnard C. (March 10, 2022). Efficacy and safety of drugs used for ‘assisted dying’ British Medical Bulletin. 142:15-22. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/idac009
3. Oregon Death with Dignity Act 2023 report https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/EVALUATIONRESEARCH/DEATHWITHDIGNITYACT/Documents/year26.pdf, accessed June 16, 2025.
4. JoNel Aleccia, “Northwest doctors rethink aid-in-dying drugs to avoid prolonged deaths,” The Seattle Times, October 5, 2017, https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/northwest-doctors-rethink-aid-in-dying-drugs-to-avoid-prolonged-deaths/, accessed June 16, 2025.
5. Lisa Kreiger, “Doctors seek life-ending drugs that smooth the way for the terminally ill,” The Medical Express, September 8, 2020, https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-09-doctors-life-ending-drugs-smooth-terminally.html, accessed June 16, 2025.

The moral cowardice of Compassion & Choices.

Meghan Schrader

By Meghan Schrader

Meghan is an instructor at E4 - University of Texas (Austin) and an EPC-USA board member.

Before getting to the main point of this post, I want to acknowledge the tragic passing of my colleague and friend Stephen Mendelsohn, who died instantly when he was struck by a car on June 1st. In my time with Stephen, I enjoyed hearing about his devout Jewish faith and his references to concepts like “tikkun olam,” or “repairing the world.” In addition to being a kind and honorable person, Stephen was the EPC-USA's primary researcher who kept us apprised of the assisted suicide movement’s activities across the country. The anti assisted suicide and disability rights movements are much poorer without him. I’m sorry, Stephen. May you rest in eternal peace.

Stephen Mendelsohn

One of the things I liked most about interacting with Stephen was that as a fellow autistic person, Stephen had a similarly blunt way of communicating his thoughts. It was a refreshing opportunity for camaraderie. In honor of Stephen, I won’t mince words when I talk about the ableist moral cowardice expressed in “A Patient-Directed Approach: How the U.S. Model of Medical Aid in Dying Balances Compassion with Safeguards” by upper middle class, able-bodied Compassion and Choice’s leaders Kevin Diaz and Bernadette Nunley. In the piece contrasting Canada’s “MAiD” program with their policy goals, they assert:

“This commentary does not dispute nor confirm the facts or interpretations of Canadian law referenced in the article. Instead, it highlights key aspects of the U.S. legal framework, exploring its effectiveness and the principles that distinguish it from the Canadian model. Any comparisons are intended for context and insight, not to assert superiority or to question the legitimacy of the Canadian approach.”

Ie, “Hey, everyone, murdering disabled people is a matter that we should all agree to disagree about!”

I’m sorry, no deal. I’m all for not making prejudiced judgments about, say, people who need to use EBT benefits or who immigrated from a different country, but forcing disabled people of all backgrounds to live in an environment where the government, medical system, media and members of the general populace function as death pushers is not the same thing.

The moral relativity expressed in the aforementioned essay reflects and reinforces the same callousness demonstrated by Canadian Senator Stan Kutcher during Canada’s “Track 2 MAiD” hearings, when he snidely dismissed Canadian disability rights advocates’s attempts to save disabled people’s lives as “moral panic.”

Well, suggesting “MAiD” to someone who has called a suicide hotline, as my friend “Amy” experienced, is a crime against humanity. It’s evil to subject members of a marginalized group to horrible oppression and then take that to the lowest common denominator by offering them to “choice” to be killed.

When I was helping “Amy,” I sent Amy a box of things that had helped me when I was depressed. When I mailed the box, I had the sense that I was sending humanitarian aid to someone being persecuted by a government, because I totally was.

The ethical equivocation in Diaz and Nunley’s paper is nice for them, I’m sure, as they sip cocktails at their organization’s posh lobby events. But, that kind of ethical cowardice is not nice for the disabled community.

The expedient moral relativism expressed by C&C’s leaders about Canada's Track 2 MAiD is an extreme consequence of the world’s pattern of neutrality towards systemic ableism. It’s because of this longstanding apathy towards disability justice that people support incentivizing disabled people to die by suicide in the first place. If a society routinely persecutes and dehumanizes a marginalized group, then it becomes easier for members of that society to tolerate killing members of that group.

Compassion and Choices’ leadership apparently does not comprehend how predatory it is for a person who is functionally an Angel of Death serial killer to look into the eyes of a viciously subjugated person and suggest that they let themselves be killed. And that does not reflect well on the organization’s agenda.

We mourn the death of the great Stephen Mendelsohn

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

I have terrible news.

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

According to a media report Stephen Mendelsohn died when he was hit by a car on Sunday evening (June 1).

Mendelsohn will truly be missed.

Mendelsohn was an incredible researcher. He would read through legislative texts and uncover specific language variations that may not have been noticed immediately. Also, the interventions that he wrote opposing assisted suicide bills often used new talking points and ways to oppose killing by assisted suicide.

Mendelsohn followed assisted suicide leglislation closely and regularly sent updates to leaders to inform us on state bills.

Mendelsohn was an activist who was willing to let it be known why he opposed assisted suicide.

Stephen Mendelsohn cannot be replaced. I hope that another active focussed and caring researcher / thinker will soon come forward.

I cannot express enough the loss EPC and others are experiencing in the death of our friend Stephen Mendelsohn.

Zekher tzadik livrakha

Some articles by Stephen Mendelsohn:

• Connecticut bill to prohibit drugs for capital punishment must also prohibit drugs for assisted suicide (Link).
• Testimony in strong opposition to Minnesota End-of-Life options act (Link).
• Strong opposition to Connecticut assisted suicide bill (Link).
• Connecticut assisted suicide bill is defeated again (Link).
• Disability leader testifies against Connecticut assisted suicide bill (Link).
• Assisted suicide lobby spreads falsehoods to promote systematic ableism (Link).

The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition works to Protect Your Life.

The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) offers several ways to protect you from euthanasia and assisted suicide.

EPC asks you to share your personal stories related to euthanasia or assisted suicide. Many people have family or friends who died by euthanasia or assisted suicide under questionable circumstances. By sharing your story, you open the door to other people sharing their story.

1. The Life-Protecting Power of Attorney for Personal Care will protect you when you cannot make medical or personal care decisions for yourself.

This legal document enables you to appoint someone you trust to be your Power of Attorney for Personal Care (language differs based on jurisdiction). This document makes clear statements about euthanasia, assisted suicide and medical treatment options and guides medical practitioners and the person you have appointed to make medical and personal care decisions that protect your life, when you are unable to make decisions for yourself.

The Life Protecting Power of Attorney uses a basic format that is legal within most jurisdictions and also has available specific formats for jurisdictions with special requirements.

Canadians purchase the Life-Protecting Power of Attorney from EPC for $10 + taxes. 

Americans purchase US State versions from EPC-USA for $15  (Purchase link) or contact EPC at: 1-877-439-3348 or info@epcc.ca.

2. EPC suggests that you write a straight forward letter to your physician explaining that you oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide and have that letter added to your medical file.

3. The Do Not Kill Me wallet card is available from EPC upon request or with a donation. The card provides further protection when sign and date, with a witness, on the back of the card.

EPC will send you Do Not Kill Me wallet cards by contacting us by email: info@epcc.ca. or at: 1-877-439-3348. 

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition yearly friendship fee is $30 (individual) or $50 (group). Pay for your friendship online.

 

Donations can be made to EPC by (Online Donation Link) or (Paypal Donation Link) or send E-transfer donations to:  info@epcc.ca or call the EPC office at: 1-877-439-3348.

EPC works with the Compassionate Community Care charity (CCC) that offers practical advice and information for people when they or a loved one has questions related to medical treatment options or are concerned that a loved one is considering or being pressured to be killed by euthanasia or assisted suicide.

CCC developed a community based Visitor Training Program to provide training for you to visit people who are lonely and isolated. CCC also developed an Advocacy Training Program to help you to provide medical or personal care advocacy for people you know. CCC has also established a calling service to contact people who are lonely, isolated and vulnerable. Contact CCC at: 1-855-675-8749.

EPC Zoom event on Tuesday May 13. Celebrating 10 Million blog hits.

We invite you to ioin: 

Wesley Smith, Dr Margaret Cottle and Alex Schadenberg as we celebrate a milestone (10 Million epcblog.org hits) 

We will discuss the past and our continued efforts to prevent euthanasia and assisted suicide. The issue remains the same even if the politics and cultural have changed.

When: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 2:00 PM Eastern Time / 11 AM Pacific Time.
Register in advance for the meeting (Registration Link)

 

Wesley with Alex

Wesley Smith is a bio-ethicist, philosopher, lawyer and has writen 14 books. His first article opposing assisted suicide was published in 1992. Since then he has written hundreds of articles, he has been a speaker throughout North America and world-wide and he has been a leading voice in opposing euthanasia and assisted suicide.

 

Alex Schadenberg is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. Alex has published more than 2300 articles, published books, produced video's and has been a speaker throughout North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Alex has worked full-time to prevent euthanasia and assisted suicide since 1999.

 

Dr Margaret Cottle

Dr Margaret Cottle is a Vancouver palliative care physician and clinical assistant professor at UBC Medical School. She is also an early leader of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and has written extensively and continues to speak out against euthanasia and assisted suicide.

 

The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition blog is the world's largest source of information on euthanasia and assisted suicide.

 

Register in advance for the meeting (Registration Link)

Zoom event (March 10): Update on assisted suicide in America.

Join Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition on Monday, March 10, 2025 at 2 pm (Eastern Time) for an EPC Zoom event:  Update on assisted suicide in America.

Register in advance for the Zoom event: (Registration Link)

The Zoom event will:

• Outline the states that have legalized assisted suicide and explain the bills that are being debated to expand the assisted suicide laws in those states.
• Discuss the Montana assisted suicide debate and Bill 136, that if passed, will make Montana the first state to reverse it's acceptance of assisted suicide.
• Discuss the many state Bills to legalize assisted suicide.
• Provide talking points to oppose legalizing assisted suicide in America.
• Discuss the successful West Virginia Amendment 1 referendum.
• Promote state resolutions that condemn assisted suicide.
• Provide time and opportunity for questions.

Register in advance for this Zoom event: (Registration Link)

American Election results. Where to from here?

By Gordon Friesen
President, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

Many people have been very surprised --some elated, and some disappointed-- by recent political events in America. 

As President of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I think it is appropriate to underline the fact that all of our active members, regardless of their personal places on the political spectrum, will continue to carry on "business as usual" under the new American administration. For our concerns transcend Party politics.

I have lost many elections in the last fifty years or so since I first cast a ballot. On each occasion I was told the sky would fall. But the sky is still there. I have voted for candidates who won a number of elections in the same period. In each case I was told we would soon be led into the Promised Land. But nothing of the sort has occurred.

I am not saying elections do not matter. They do. But if we truly believe that the future of humanity depends upon our chosen party winning at the polls, and they lose. What then?

I would like to say without qualification: that I believe our basic civilization has always depended most upon people who tirelessly and deliberately determine to treat one another with love, respect and kindness, regardless of the varied regimes in which they have lived.

My own personal adaptation, however, is neither of the "burn it down" or "infinite submission" variety. I believe that our current environment of comparative political freedom offers opportunities of action which are not limited to partisan contests. In short: personal experience and study in specific areas enables us to learn more than our fellows, and demands of us the effort to share that knowledge.

Ironically enough, it is virtually impossible for me to offer any general examples, however truthful, for it is the nature of partisan conflict to disagree on everything.

And yet I have deep experience, and extremely strong personal views, on this one question of euthanasia. In fact, the strength of those views is such that I do not care which party defends or opposes them. In particular, I will not be bullied to modify those views in order to be accepted within any political grouping.

Simply stated: I intend to pass the next four years under President Trump in exactly the same way that I have passed the last four years under President Biden (and the previous Trump administration, and the years of Bush Jr. and B. Obama, and others before that).

I believe that euthanasia (and indeed any sort of "assisted death") is categorically bad for civilization (which for thousands of years has patiently evolved principles diametrically opposed to any such practice); specifically bad for those people who are considered (or even perceived) as eligible for euthanasia (since their lives are devalued and physically threatened --almost always against their will); specifically bad for our human relationships because of the constant distrust caused by throwing former loved-ones under the bus (and the fear of being thrown there oneself); specifically bad, also, for the primary mission of medicine which has been illegitimately permitted to carry out this anti-human program.

I believe that I can demonstrate these facts without running afoul of the litmus tests of either political party. I believe this is possible, because these are indeed facts (which can be demonstrated through observation), not mere ideological constructs (which can only be affirmed).

In short, as far as it is in my power as EPC President, and knowing the minds of my fellow Board Members (and witnessing the unwavering activity of our co-Founder): there will be no change at all in the activities of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, which will continue to advocate for euthanasia-free society in exactly the same way we have done (together and apart) for the last 30 years.

Gordon Friesen, Montreal, November 11, 2024

EPC-USA August 21 training webinar: Assisted suicide is Not the Answer: Killing is Not Caring

Join the EPC-USA webinar on August 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm (Eastern Time) titled: Assisted Suicide is Not the Answer: Killing is Not Caring.

When: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at: 7:30 PM Eastern Time.

Register in advance for this webinar: (Registration Link).

Alex Schadenberg

The webinar will explain the strategy and the concerns that the assisted suicide lobby will deny in states when they are trying to legalize assisted suicide.

Alex Schadenberg will examine the increasing numbers and reasons for assisted suicide and provide an analysis of assisted suicide expansion bills. Talking points and strategy will be provided.

The online webinar is designed as a training session to help people oppose assisted suicide in their state. There will be a specific focus on how to prevent the legalization of assisted suicide in New York State. The information will be helpful for people from other jurisdictions.

There will be time for questions and answers.

When: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at: 7:30 PM Eastern Time.

Register in advance for this webinar: (Registration Link). 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information for joining the meeting.

Great news: Delaware assisted suicide Bill HB 140 was defeated.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director,
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

I have incredible news. 

The Delaware State Senate defeated HB 140 in a tie vote today 

A key reason that HB 140 was defeated was that Senator Bryan Townsend (District 11) a sponsor of the bill, voted NO at the final vote. (Link to the vote).

There are several reasons why some Senators shifted their votes and voted NO.

The key reason was the many people worked to defeat HB 140. Congratulations. You have truly made a difference.

Another reason is that during the Senate debate several key questions came up. One of those questions was - How do the assisted suicide drugs work? This is a significant question since we know that many assisted suicide deaths are not quick or peaceful.

• Here is an article concerning the research on how assisted suicide drugs cause death (Link).
• What the assisted suicide lobby doesn't want you to know (Link).
  
• Recently Kelsi Sheren and Jordon Peterson did a podcast titled: The Horrifying Truth Behind MAiD that they aren't telling you (Link). 
• Another article was recently published on this topic titled: Canadian veteran slams euthanasia law for targeting her peers (Link). 

During the debate several Senators became concerned about how people die by assisted suicide. Delaware doesn't support capital punishment, why would they support assisted suicide?

As stated earlier, the key factor was the many people who worked so hard to defeat the assisted suicide bill.

Here are some more articles about the Delaware assisted suicide bill.

• Clarifying comments on Delaware assisted suicide Bill HB 140 (Link).
• Nearly every US State that has legalized assisted suicide has expanded their law (Link).

The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition supports Congressional Resolution (HCR 109) on the Dangers of Assisted Suicide

The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition supports Congressional Resolution (HCR 109) on the Dangers of Assisted Suicide as introduced by Rep Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., (R-OH) and Rep Lou Correa, (D-CA). 

EPC urges Congress to expedite the debate and pass this Resolution.

Link to the full resolution (Link).

Congressional Resolution 109 does the following:

1. It defines the language as to what assisted suicide is as compared to suicide and it reiterates the importance of suicide prevention programs.

2. It recognizes that assisted suicide most directly threatens the lives of people who are elderly, experience depression, have a disability, or are subject to emotional or financial pressure to end their lives;

3. It states that: 

• the Oregon Health Authority's annual reports indicate that pain or the fear of pain is listed second to last (25 percent) among the reasons cited by people seeking assisted suicide drugs since 1998 and the top 5 reasons cited are psychological and social concerns: ‘‘losing autonomy’’ (92 percent), ‘‘less able to engage in activities that make life enjoyable’’ (90 percent), ‘‘loss of dignity’’ (79 percent), ‘‘losing control of bodily functions’’ (48 percent), and ‘‘burden on family friends/caregivers’’ (41 percent);
• the Supreme Court has ruled twice (in Washington v. Glucksberg and Vacco v. Quill) that there is no constitutional right to assisted suicide, that the Government has a legitimate interest in prohibiting assisted suicide, and that such prohibitions rationally relate to ‘‘protecting the vulnerable from coercion’’ and ‘‘protecting disabled and terminally ill people from prejudice, negative and inaccurate stereotypes, and ‘societal indifference’;
• assisted suicide is not a legitimate health care service and that Congress passed, with a nearly unanimous vote, and President Bill Clinton signed the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act to prevent the use of Federal funds for any item or service, including advocacy, provided for the purpose of causing, or assisting in causing, the death of any individual such as by assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing;

4. It points out that States that authorize assisted suicide:

• do not require that such patients receive psychological screening or treatment, though studies show that the overwhelming majority of patients contemplating suicide experience depression;
• do not require a medical attendant or qualified monitor be present at the time the lethal dose is taken, used, ingested, or administered to intervene in the event of medical complications;
• do not require that a qualified monitor be present to assure that the patient is knowingly and voluntarily taking, using, ingesting, or administering the lethal dose;
• do not prevent family members, heirs, or health care providers from pressuring patients to request assisted suicide;
• use a broad definition of ‘‘terminal disease’’ whereby ‘‘going to die in six months or less’’ includes diseases (such as diabetes or HIV) that, if appropriately treated, would not otherwise result in death within six months and it is extremely difficult even for the most experienced doctors to accurately prognosticate a six-month life expectancy as required, making such a prognosis a prediction, not a certainty;

5. It states that: 

• reporting requirements vary by State, but when required, they rely on prescribing physicians or dispensing pharmacists to self-report; and such reporting is neither conducted by an objective third party nor of sufficient depth and accuracy to effectively monitor the occurrence of assisted suicide. 
• there is an astounding lack of transparency in the practice of assisted suicide to the extent that State health departments and other authorities admittedly have no method of knowing if it is being practised within the bounds of State laws and they have no funding or authority to make such a determination; and some State laws actively conceal assisted suicide by directing the physician to list the cause of death as the underlying condition without reference to death by suicide; 
• based on the confidential nature of end-of-life decisions, it is virtually impossible to effectively monitor a physician’s behavior to prevent abuses, making any number of safeguards insufficient;
• the cost of lethal drugs is far less costly than many life-saving treatments, which threatens to restrict treatment options, especially for disadvantaged and vulnerable persons, as has happened in several known cases and presumably many more unknown in which insurers have denied or delayed coverage for life-saving care while offering to cover assisted suicide;
• access to personal assistance services such as in-home hospice and palliative care, home health care aides, and nursing care or assistance is regretfully limited and subject to long waiting lists in many areas, placing systemic pressure on patients in need of such personal assistance services to resort to assisted suicide; and
• For all these reasons, assisted suicide undermines the integrity of the health care system: 

It concludes:

Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), that it is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should ensure that every person facing the end of their life have access to the best quality and comprehensive medical care, including palliative, in-home, or hospice care, tailored to their needs and that the Federal Government should not adopt or endorse policies or practices that support, encourage, or facilitate suicide or assisted suicide, whether by physicians or others.

The National Council on Disability: The Danger of Assisted Suicide Laws (Link).