— California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, Washington state, and Washington, D.C. — have authorized physician- assisted suicide. On May 20, Delaware’s Democrat
MEYER
Gov. Matt Meyer signed legislation making his state the 11th jurisdiction to allow medical aid in dying after nearly a decade of debate on the issue. “This law is about compassion, dignity, and respect,” Meyer said in a statement. “It gives people facing unimagi- nable suffering the abil- ity to choose peace and comfort, surrounded by those they love.”
The National Right to Life argued
that in their misguided attempts at com- passion, Meyer and other PAS advo- cates are creating a culture of death. “The horror of assisted suicide is that
many of the most vulnerable in our soci- ety are pressured to ‘choose’ assisted suicide which normalizes a culture of death — devaluing the lives of the dis- abled, elderly and chronically ill,” Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life, said in a statement on the Dela- ware law. “As society attitudes shift, legaliza-
tion creates a ‘duty to die’ mindset and puts our most vulnerable members of society at risk.” Meanwhile, red states are moving in
the opposite direction. From Texas to Alabama, legislatures are enacting laws to protect life at all stages. In states like Louisiana, assisting in suicide remains a felony. For conservatives, particularly those
It’s Question of Faith
F
or much of the century leading up to the 1990s, the issue of physician-
assisted suicide (PAS) was considered taboo, largely due to the deeply held religious beliefs of a significant majority of citizens. However, as the country
increasingly distanced itself from organized religion, public opinion began to change. According to Gallup, in 1947, only
37% of Americans supported legalizing euthanasia (doctors ending a patient’s life by painless means). Since 2014, that support has risen, averaging 65%. In 2024, 66% of Americans endorsed PAS for terminally ill patients in severe pain who request it, while 71% supported euthanasia. As a result, the Medical Society of the State of New York, which was once strongly opposed to the Medical Aid in Dying Act, backed the bill in 2024, joined by the New York State Nurses Association. Nevertheless, despite the momentum in blue states, pro-life advocate Dennis Poust, executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference, remains cautiously optimistic that the legislation will be defeated and warns that if it isn’t, the floodgates will open. “If New York does it, it will have a
cascading effect and you will see a number of other states follow,” he said. “At the root, we have a societal-wide
loss of reverence for human life, and until life — all life — can be valued, then this is a trend that will sadly continue.”
with religious convictions, the legisla- tion represents an assault on human life.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is consider-
ing a run for governor of New York next year, told Newsmax that the bill was
“dystopian” and “predictably anti-life.” “This bill undermines the funda-
mental principle that all life is sacred,” said the Empire State Republican, who is running neck and neck in a hypotheti- cal race against incumbent Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul. “Instead of investing in palliative
care, mental health support, and life- affirming resources for those facing terminal illness, this legislation offers an immoral shortcut that devalues human life.” Furthermore, Stefanik warns that
legalizing PAS could undermine the tra- ditional role of physicians as healers and invert the Hippocratic oath, “First, do no harm,” especially in cases of those most vulnerable. “New Yorkers deserve better than
far-left policies that erode our moral foundation and push families toward heartbreak,” she said. “It sends a chilling message to our
seniors and disabled communities that their lives are expendable.” The New York legislation now goes
to the state Senate, where Democrat majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cous- ins has signaled a willingness to permit a floor vote. “I’m happy that the conversation
is starting around death and dying,” Stewart-Cousins told Politico. “If I get the support, I’ll certainly bring it to the floor.” Currently, 25 senators are sponsor-
ing the bill, which needs 32 votes to pass, according to Stewart-Cousins. If it is passed by the state Senate and signed by Hochul, who has not yet publicly stated her position, New York would become the 12th jurisdiction to legalize PAS.
Canada Expands Plan to Nonterminal Cases C
itizens only need to look to their neighbor to the
north to see how seemingly well- intended legislation can quickly spiral out of control, according to pro-life advocate Dennis Poust, executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference.
In Canada, the medical
assistance in dying (MAID) program, which was initially legalized in 2016 for only terminally ill patients, has since expanded to include those with chronic but nonterminal conditions.
In 2027, eligibility will further
extend to include individuals with mental illnesses such as depression or anorexia, with no age restrictions in some cases. “What is happening in Canada
is beyond tragic,” said Poust. “They passed a bill only a few
years ago that was very similar to the one being proposed in New York, and very quickly they expanded it to include not just terminal patients, but cases of mental illness and even autism. “It was all a deception, just like what is happening here. We are about to unleash a nightmare, and it is moving quickly.”
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