PAS Update April 2026
As we head into May, S.1486 remains in the Senate Ways and Means committee. Senators on the committee opposed to the bill have said the bill has not been discussed.…
Category: Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
Chiles v Salazar Protects Professional Speech
Chiles v Salazar is a Supreme Court case centered on a therapist, Kaley Chiles, a Colorado Christian therapist threatened by the state’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law (MCTL). Similar laws exist…
Event: Preventing PAS Legalization in MA
Join me this Saturday morning to hear more about the problems with PAS and how to help prevent its legalization in Massachusetts! Download the flyer and spread the word!
Update on MA Legislation
Rule changes by the current Congressional session (194th) means the House and Senate versions of the bill have different requirements to make their ways through the legislative process. I have…
Upcoming Webinar
The Patients Rights Action Fund is hosting a webinar featuring Dr. Mark Komrad, a psychiatrist and medical ethicist who has long worked to oppose assisted suicide. He will be speaking…
Bad News and Good
Assisted Suicide is Advancing Multiple states have repeatedly rejected of assisted suicide year after year. No new legalization has occurred since 2021, until now. Delaware legalized the practice when the…
My 2025 Written Testimony Opposing PAS
For the 194th General Court of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, i.e., the 2025-2026 legislative session, my testimony against the End-of-Life Options Act focused on the core provisions of the bill that…
June 3 State House Event to Oppose PAS
On June 3, assisted suicide advocates have planned a lobby day. The Massachusetts chapter of Not Dead Yet, a disabilities rights group, in conjunction with Patients Rights Action Fund (PRAF),…
Nature and dignity 