Aging with Dignity continues to be used as an authority in the conversation surrounding physician-assisted suicide with the organization’s latest media appearance coming in a Washington Post article by Shannon Najmabadi titled, As More States Legalize Assisted Suicide, Boomers Contemplate End-of-Life Choices.

On the topic of physician-assisted suicide laws in the United States, Aging with Dignity President Jamie Towey is quoted in the article saying, “I think people are looking for a solution… No one’s under any illusions that the American health care system does death very well.” The article continues, “Critics say the [physician-assisted suicide] laws could be used against vulnerable populations seen as a financial burden for families, insurers or the government — creating ‘perverse cost-savings incentives,’ Towey said. That could make older adults or those with disabilities feel they have a ‘duty to die’ to avoid being a burden, Towey said.”

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