As the UK hesitates, assisted suicide advances in America

After passing the British House of Commons last year, it looks as though a U.K. bill to legalize doctor-assisted suicide may itself be on life support. After many assurances from the outset that there would be high levels of protections to ensure the system is not “misused” (more on that later), these safeguards have already begun to break down under what seems to be the slipperiest of slippery slope arguments.

The United States should pay attention. Though America previously stood out as having some of the most restrictive doctor-assisted suicide policies worldwide, 10 states have now legalized it, with many more pursuing similar legislation.

As British policymakers reconsider what some have called an “unworkable” bill, Americans must look on with clear eyes at what has happened in countries that have

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