- Sponsor:
- Rep. Morrison
- Additional Sponsor(s):
- Sen. Townsend
- Rep. Minor-Brown, Rep. K.Williams, Rep. Ross Levin, Rep. Gorman
- Co-Sponsor(s):
- Sen. Sokola, Sen. Hansen, Sen. Lockman, Sen. S.McBride, Sen. Huxtable, Sen. Hoffner
- Rep. Osienski, Rep. K. Johnson, Rep. Lynn, Rep. Romer, Rep. Neal, Rep. Snyder-Hall, Rep. Burns
Rep. Paul Baumbach has led the charge to legalize Assisted Suicide for years. This past year, HB 140 passed both chambers for the first time. Governor Carney recognized the large number of questions still present on the issue and chose to veto rather than allow it to become law.
Though Rep. Baumbach has retired, the mantle of legalizing Assisted Suicide has been taken up by Rep. Eric. Morrison.
Supposed “safeguards” have been added back into the bill and reworded to rebut previous opposition. Despite the apparent “safeguards,” there is still a major fact unaccounted for in the bill.
Human life has inherent dignity and value because we are created in God’s Image. Period. This doesn’t change because a doctor or legislator says it does.
HB 140 assumes that doctors can make an accurate terminal diagnosis. In reality, doctors have been wrong in over 66% of cases!
Suicide is not compassion.
The new bill states that it will act as an extension to palliative care, which goes against the very definition of palliative care. Palliative care is intended to alleviate pain and make the patient comfortable. The intent is not to kill, but to fulfill the medical duty to protect life.
Assisted suicide is not simply alleviating pain, it is causing certain death. This is not compassion, it’s assisting in suicide.
Bill Progress & Current Status:
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