Assisted Suicide Watch

Assisted Suicide Watch exists to follow what happens when physician-assisted suicide becomes law. We research the consequences, track the data, and make sure the most vulnerable aren’t forgotten in the debate.

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The Data

Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia create pressure on those facing serious illness or disability. Vulnerable individuals may feel that this path is more acceptable than continued care. We investigate these risks to reveal how such practices devalue human life.

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United States

2300 +
dead in 2023
100 %
increase in minority deaths
0. 8 %
of Oregon victims received a psychiatric referral in 2023
1000 +
lethal prescriptions unused and unaccounted for in 2023

The World

200000 +
dead from euthanasia and PAS
9
Age of youngest victim
60 +
euthanized for anorexia

Canada

4 th
leading cause of death
400 +
cases of alleged abuse
2000 +
killed without a terminal diagnosis
3. 5 %
of MAiD requests denied

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