‘Safeguards Are Ignored’ Around Assisted Suicide, Per New Database

Mar 14, 2026 - 04:00
‘Safeguards Are Ignored’ Around Assisted Suicide, Per New Database
New York Alliance Against Assisted Suicide
Disabilities advocates in Buffalo, New York, during a candlelight vigil in opposition to assisted suicide.

A recently-compiled database found that at least 14,000 Americans have died by assisted suicide since 1997, but the actual number is likely much higher because not all states provide data.