New Lawsuits Filed to Overturn Assisted Suicide Laws in New York and Illinois

A coalition of disability rights and patient advocacy organizations filed federal lawsuits Thursday in New York and Illinois, challenging the states’ assisted suicide laws.The lawsuits are based on the grounds that they discriminate against people with disabilities and violate the U.S. Constitution along with federal civil rights protections.The simultaneous filings by the End Assisted Suicide coalition represent the fourth and fifth federal lawsuits in a multi-state effort that previously targe