“Many lives will be saved by this courageous action by Gov. Carney,” Aden said in an email statement to CatholicVote. “For now, Delaware’s elderly and vulnerable are not subject to the tremendous pressures of assisted suicide”

Delaware governor vetos assisted suicide bill, cites being ‘morally opposed to’ laws enabling people ‘to take their own life’

By News on the Net -- Catholic Vote——Bio and Archives--September 21, 2024

Democratic Delaware Gov. John Carney this week vetoed a bill that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide in the state, explaining that he is “fundamentally and morally opposed to state law enabling someone… to take their own life.” Carney is Catholic.

The pro-assisted suicide legislation House Bill 140 had passed by only one vote in the House and Senate, according to a September 20 state government announcement about the governor’s veto. ---More...

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