Disability and Patient Advocacy Groups File Federal Lawsuits in New York and Illinois Challenging Assisted Suicide Laws
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Carl Whitaker
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The End Assisted Suicide coalition, comprising disability and patient advocacy groups, filed simultaneous federal lawsuits in New York and Illinois challenging the constitutionality of those states' assisted suicide laws. These are the fourth and fifth lawsuits in a multi-state national campaign aimed at protecting the rights of people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations from what the coalition argues are discriminatory assisted suicide statutes.
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· 2 pulledIn a major expansion of its national campaign, the End Assisted Suicide coalition of disability and patient advocacy organizations today filed simultaneous federal lawsuits in New York and Illinois, challenging the constitutionality of those states' assisted suicide laws.
These filings represent the fourth and fifth lawsuits in the coalition's multi-state legal effort to protect the rights of people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations.
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