Contact your Legislators to Oppose Assisted Suicide

Contact your Legislators to Oppose Assisted Suicide

On Monday, March 12, the Assembly Judiciary Committee released the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (A1504). The bill will now be voted on by the General Assembly, possibly as early as June 7. The bill would allow physicians to prescribe drugs to end the lives of terminally ill individuals considered to have six months to live.

The facts are clear - in California, in Vermont, and in Oregon - states that have passed assisted suicide bills - insurance companies have denied individuals expensive healthcare coverage but offered them low-cost drugs to end their life.

In an era of cost control and managed care, patients with lingering illnesses may be branded as a financial liability for the insurance company, and decisions to encourage death could be driven by reducing costs.

Please contact your state legislators TODAY and tell them that you oppose A1504/S1072.

For an easy way to find your legislators and voice your opposition, go to
www.njcatholic.org and click “Take Action Now” or directly at http://www.njcatholic.org/faith-in-action.