WASHINGTON—Delaware Governor John Carney today vetoed Delaware’s HB 140 which would have legalized assisted suicide.

The following is a statement from Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life.

We praise Governor Carney for vetoing Delaware’s assisted suicide bill. HB 140 was a dangerous bill that would have put vulnerable patients at risk for assisted suicide.

We praise the work of Delaware advocates who have faithfully worked to ensure that their vulnerable friends, family, and neighbors remain protected in the state of Delaware.

In a statement announcing the veto, Governor Carney stated,

I still don’t believe a firm consensus has been reached on what is a very difficult issue- in Delaware or nationally. Last year, the American Medical Association reaffirmed its view that physician-assisted suicide is “fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer.” And 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.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. NRLC works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.