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Delaware legislature will not attempt to override Governor’s veto of assisted suicide bill

Oct 2, 2024

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

I reported on September 20 that Delaware Governor John Carney vetoed Assisted Suicide Bill HB 140 after HB 140 passed in the Delaware senate, on June 25 by a vote of 11 to 10.

Amanda Fries reported on September 28 for Delaware online (in a pro-assisted suicide article) that there will not be a special session to overturn Governor Carney’s veto.

Fries reported

House Speaker Valerie Longhurst said Friday that she remains supportive of House Bill 140 but decided not to call a special session because neither the Senate nor the House of Representatives has the votes necessary to override the veto.

Carney vetoed the assisted suicide bill because he doesn’t support assisted suicide and he didn’t believe there was “firm consensus” on the issue within the medical community. Fries reported Governor Carney as stating:

“Although I understand not everyone shares my views, I am fundamentally and morally opposed to state law enabling someone, even under tragic and painful circumstances, to take their own life,” he wrote. “As I have shared consistently, I am simply not comfortable letting this piece of legislation become law.”

If you have not yet done so, Thank Governor Carney by contacting him at: 302-744-4101 or email him at: john.carney@delaware.gov

Editor’s note. This appeared on Mr. Schadenberg’s blog and is reposted with permission.

Categories: State Legislation