When a jurisdiction is debating an assisted suicide bill, many organizations and individuals present information about the necessary safeguards that the jurisdiction must implement to “safely” legalize assisted suicide.
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition knows that it is not possible to “safely” legalize assisted suicide and once legal the law will inevitably expand.
Great Britain is currently debating an assisted suicide bill sponsored by Kim Leadbeater. Many states have already introduced assisted suicide bills in 2025 and we anticipate many more legalization bills this year. We know that some states that have legalized assisted suicide will debate bills to expand their law.
This article focuses on the experience with assisted suicide in jurisdictions where it is legal.
Nearly every jurisdiction that has legalized assisted suicide, later expanded their law.
The assisted suicide lobby groups know that it is more difficult to legalize assisted suicide than it is to expand the law once it is legal.
