Shocking: Colorado’s Medical Aid in Dying Law Puts Vulnerable Individuals at Risk

In 2016, Colorado voters approved the legalization of physician assisted suicide.

Sold as a way to help terminal patients end their suffering, Proposition 106 passed with a 64% yes vote, making Colorado the 6th state to enact this type of policy.

But a recent article is raising concerns about the law.

Matt Valliere is the Executive Director of the Patients’ Rights Action Fund and the Institute for Patients’ Rights.

He recently wrote a guest commentary that was featured in the Denver Post about his friend Jane Allen.

Jane was diagnosed with “terminal anorexia,” which led to her being “coerced” into receiving “end-of-life” drugs.

In this video, Matt details the dangers of Colorado’s Medical Aid in Dying Laws and explains why his organization is suing to end legal assisted suicide in Colorado.

Links from Video:

Assisted suicide was offered to my friend Jane Allen. She had an eating disorder. (Opinion): https://www.denverpost.com/2025/10/02/assisted-suicide-was-offered-to-my-friend-jane-allen-she-had-an-eating-disorder-opinion/

https://patientsrightsaction.org

https://instituteforpatientsrights.org

Lawsuit: https://endassistedsuicide.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dkt-001-Complaint-06-30-2025-1694-3.pdf

Disability rights groups sue Colorado, challenging medical aid-in-dying law: https://www.denverpost.com/2025/06/30/colorado-disability-rights-lawsuit-assisted-suicide-law/

https://cdphe.colorado.gov/center-for-health-and-environmental-data/registries-and-vital-statistics/medical-aid-in-dying

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Author: Brandon Wark

Colorado Native, world traveler. Political operative and blogger in defense of liberty. Believer in the value of human life and the potential for consciousness. My posts are my opinion - protected by the First Amendment