Priorities
Our Policy Demands: Protect, Support, Invest
Our fight is a political one. We call on lawmakers to reject assisted suicide laws and, instead, invest in three core areas:
- Protecting the lives of the vulnerable.
- Expand access to real support.
- Enforce equal justice under the law.
Rejecting Lethal Policy
Protect vulnerable lives and oppose legalization.
Block Assisted Suicide Laws
Lawmakers must vote "no" on any bill or court case that tries to legalize or expand assisted suicide.
Enforce Homicide Laws
We demand that states fully enforce their existing laws that make assisting a suicide a crime. This protects the elderly and disabled from being pressured into death.
End Medical “Futility”
We oppose any hospital policy that lets a doctor alone stop life-sustaining treatment for a disabled person by calling it "futile." This decision must involve caregivers and family.
INVESTING IN TRUE DIGNITY
Fund real support and community living.
GUARANTEE PALLIATIVE CARE
Require all health insurance plans (public and private) to cover comfort care and hospice for everyone who needs it, no matter their diagnosis
FUND IN-HOME CARE
Increase funding for programs like Medicaid so people with disabilities can get the long-term support they need in their own homes, not just in nursing homes.
Protect the Dying
Fight any policy that creates a risk of pressuring dying people, such as aggressive rules for organ donation.
Ensuring Legal Equality
Uphold equal justice under the law.
Enforce Anti-Discrimination Laws
We demand the full enforcement of the ADA and Section 504 regulations to fight disability discrimination in healthcare.
Equal Investigations
Police must investigate the suspicious death or homicide of an old, ill, or disabled person just as seriously as they would for any other victim.
No "Quality of Life" Excuses
Stop a victim's disability, illness, or perceived "quality of life" from being used as an excuse for lighter sentencing or prosecution in murder or abuse cases.
