Breakpoint Colorado and Assisted Suicide
Oct 30, 2025
The discussion delves into the global expansion of assisted suicide, particularly examining Colorado's End of Life Options Act and its controversial recent amendments. Legal challenges are spotlighted, aiming to broaden access, while alarming cases like 'terminal anorexia' prescriptions raise ethical concerns. Disability advocates criticize the law for prioritizing death over mental health support. Personal narratives, such as Jane Allen's, illustrate the potential harms to families and medical ethics, urging a reaffirmation of the inherent value of every life.
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Legalization Slips Into Expansion
- Legalizing assisted suicide predictably expands beyond original safeguards.
- John Stonestreet argues this creates a slippery slope from consent to broader, riskier practices.
Jane Allen's Narrow Escape
- John Stonestreet recounts Colorado's End of Life Options Act and lawsuits challenging it.
- He tells Jane Allen's story where a lethal prescription was removed by court order and later saved her life temporarily.
Safeguards Erode Through Law Changes
- Laws change quickly to broaden who can prescribe and shorten waiting periods.
- Stonestreet notes Colorado cut its waiting period and allowed nurses to prescribe lethal drugs.