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Members of the Minnesota State Legislature have introduced H.F. 1930, authored by Rep. Mike Frieberg (DFL - Golden Valley), and S.F. 1813, authored by Sen. Kelly Morrison (DFL - Minnetonka), that would legalize death via physician-assisted suicide in Minnesota.

The Minnesota Catholic Conference opposes physician-assisted suicide, the intentional taking of human life that leaves the elderly; ill, including those struggling with mental health; and persons with disabilities at high risk.

We stand with disability advocates, members of the medical community, patient advocates and other religious organizations through the Minnesota Alliance for Ethical Healthcare.

Help us stop this legislation in its tracks. Urge your state legislators to support real care at the end of life, not assisted suicide.

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    What actually happens in a physician-assisted suicide?

    A doctor prescribes a lethal drug cocktail that a person picks up at the local pharmacy, grinds up into soft food, and injests. The person may not die for hours or even days. There are no requirements for a witness or notification of family. Assisted suicide isn’t dignified; it’s deadly. Tell your Minnesota legislators: NO assisted suicide. Visit mncatholic.org/pas

    Physician-assisted suicide tells people they’re burdensome

    In Oregon, data shows people request suicide drugs not for pain, but because they can’t do the same activities that they could before, can’t control bodily functions, feel they’ve lost dignity, or feel they are a burden. Suicide drugs aren’t the answer. Everyone deserves loving, supportive care, affirmation of their dignity, and to know that they are never a burden. Tell your state legislators: NO assisted suicide. Visit mncatholic.org/pas

    Physician-assisted suicide targets the elderly

    Elderly in Minnesota have a higher rate of suicide than any other age group – double the teen suicide rate. Yet a proposed physician-assisted suicide bill does not require a mental health evaluation to screen for depression. Assisted suicide isn’t compassionate, it’s deadly. Tell your state legislators: NO assisted suicide. Visit mncatholic.org/pas

    Physician-assisted suicide is dangerous for Minnesota

    If assisted suicide became legal, several kinds of lethal drugs would be prescribed and then dispensed at your neighborhood pharmacy. Data shows that where assisted suicide is legal, up to 40% of the drugs are never used. They could end up in the hands of our children. Tell your legislators: NO assisted suicide. Visit mncatholic.org/pas

    Disability rights activists oppose physician-assisted suicide

    Major disability rights groups, including the National Council on Disability, oppose physician-assisted suicide. Disabled people already face prejudice from doctors and people who assume they’re “better dead than disabled.” Assisted suicide encourages this kind of prejudice. People with disabilities deserve care, not suicide. Tell your state legislators: NO assisted suicide. Visit mncatholic.org/pas

    Doctors oppose physician-assisted suicide

    The American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, and dozens of other medical groups oppose physician-assisted suicide. The AMA says, “Physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer.” Physicians are entrusted with saving lives, not ending them. Tell your legislators: NO assisted suicide. Visit mncatholic.org/pas

    Minnesotans deserve excellent pain management, not physician-assisted suicide

    Minnesota has excellent, modern palliative care programs to alleviate suffering – no one’s pain should be unmanageable in our state. Hospice care is paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. Minnesotans deserve the best in pain management and quality care, not suicide drugs. Tell your legislators: NO assisted suicide. Visit mncatholic.org/pas

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