Vermont: 28 people reportedly died by assisted suicide in the past two years.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

The media reported that 28 people died by assisted suicide in the past two years (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2019). Calvin Cutler reported for WCAX3: 

The report released on Monday shows from July of 2017 to June of 2019, 28 people used the state’s physician-assisted death program to end their lives. 

…Over the past two years, doctors have filled 34 prescriptions under the law. Of those cases, 24 patients had cancer, four had ALS and six had diseases like Parkinson’s or similar conditions.

The state says of the 34 people who passed away, 28 died from a lethal prescription, five died from their underlying diseases and one person’s cause of death is unknown.