Is Physician Assisted Suicide a “policy of privilege”?
Proponents of assisted suicide tend to be upper middle class or higher; white, well educated, and have high income. African-American and Hispanic organizations are very opposed and fearful of the legalization of assisted suicide because of their minority status and more limited resources. The arguments favoring assisted suicide are demeaning to people with disabilities: Proponents of legalizing assisted suicide say, “there are situations that are worse than death.” This has mobilized the disability community against the legalization of assisted suicide. People with disabilities have expressed fear that they may become the next targets of the assisted-suicide movement.
