Who opposes legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia?
Opposition to the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide is spread across a spectrum or people and organizations. Many medical and disability rights groups have opposed legalization. For example, The American Medical Association has an official position in opposition to legalization of both physician assisted suicide and euthanasia. Disability rights groups are opposed because they recognize that people with disabilities are potential victims of these practices. In California, state and national Latino organizations worked with a coalition to defeat the proposed assisted suicide law there. Right-to-life groups and major church denominations also worked to defeat these measures.
