Euthanasia Prevention Coalition USA
A national network of groups and individuals that oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide, supporting positive measures to improve the quality of life of people and their families.
Purpose
To preserve and enforce legal prohibitions and ethical guidelines prohibiting euthanasia and assisted suicide. . . .
Concerns
There is a growing tendency to promote assisted suicide as a solution to suffering, aging, mental or physical challenges, social ills, rising health costs, and cost containment. . . .
Aims
To present a united voice in presentations to governments and other organizations with respect to issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide. . . .
Euthanasia is the deliberate killing of someone by action or omission, with or without that person’s consent, for what are claimed to be compassionate reasons.
Assisted suicide is counseling, abetting, or an act of aiding someone to kill him or herself.