There will be a lot of political news in the next week. But I don’t want it missed that apparently West Virginia voters <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/11/06/west-virginians-approve-amendment-to-prohibit-physician-assisted-deaths/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">narrowly passed</a> a constitutional amendment banning assisted suicide. This is the first time that the so-called right to die movement has been proactively pushed back — as opposed to successfully defending against that policy’s spread. Good on West Virginia Right to Life and its allies who helped make this possible.

I just wish my mentor on this issue, <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/rita-marker-the-great-anti-assisted-suicide-champion-has-died-at-83/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rita Marker</a>, had lived to see it. Also, the great anti-assisted-suicide and disability-rights campaigner Diane Coleman — who founded Not Dead Yet — who recently passed away. Memory Eternal.

This is the first time that the so-called right to die movement has been proactively pushed back.{ai:summary}<p>West Virginia voters have narrowly approved a constitutional amendment that bans assisted suicide, marking a significant pushback against the right to die movement. This decision highlights the efforts of West Virginia Right to Life and other advocates in this ongoing debate.</p><p>The amendment's passage is particularly poignant for those who have campaigned against assisted suicide, including the late Rita Marker and Diane Coleman, founder of Not Dead Yet. Their contributions to the cause are remembered. #society</p>