Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, pictured below.
Congratulations to everyone who worked with the coalition and/or contacted their state representatives. Lives have been saved by the defeat of this bill.
Legalizing assisted suicide in Virginia, which is to poison people to death, has been a goal of the assisted suicide lobby for many years.
In 2025, Delaware, Illinois and New York passed assisted suicide bills. New York Governor Kathy Hochul stated that she would not sign the New York bill until amendments were made.
The amendments included a 5 day waiting period, that can be waived if the person is deemed to be near to death, a residency requirement, a mandatory psychiatric evaluation and a recorded assisted suicide request.
Sadly the amendment bill passed in both of the New York State Houses on February 4 and Governor Hochul is expected to sign the bill on February 6.