Nearly 200 People in New Mexico Received Lethal Prescriptions for Assisted Suicide Last Year
Government data shows healthcare providers in New Mexico prescribed lethal drugs to 170 people last year under the state’s End-of-Life Options Act.
New Mexico legalized assisted suicide in 2021, and at the time the law was considered one of the worst of its kind. The law lets non-physicians like advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants prescribe assisted suicide drugs, and it does not require patients to see a mental health professional before ending their lives.
New Mexico’s 2025 assisted suicide report shows 170 people received lethal prescriptions last year. All of those prescriptions came from 26 healthcare providers in the state.
The report does not reveal how many people may have traveled to New Mexico for assisted suicide, and it does not provide details about government oversight to ensure healthcare providers complied with the law.
Experience has shown again and again that assisted suicide does not help people who are sick and dying.
Oregon first allowed assisted suicide in 1998, and official state reports have shown for years that the reasons people give most often for wanting to end their lives are loss of autonomy, decreasing ability to participate in activities that make life enjoyable, and loss of dignity.
Most patients do not express concerns about pain. They are lonely, and they feel like they are losing control because of their illnesses. These patients need counseling and support — not a prescription for deadly drugs.
That is part of the reason why Family Council has worked hard to block assisted suicide legislation in Arkansas.
In 2019 and 2021, Arkansas lawmakers wisely rejected very bad end-of-life laws that were flawed and fundamentally disrespected the right to life. Family Council worked closely with our friends in the legislature to stop these proposals.
Being pro-life means respecting innocent human life from conception until natural death. Just like abortion, euthanasia and assisted-suicide are murder, and they violate the sanctity of human life.
Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.
U.S. Sen. Cotton Praises Pregnancy Resource Center for “Doing the Lord’s Work,” Building Strong Families
Last week, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas posted a video at the New Beginnings Pregnancy Center in Saline County.
In the video, Cotton praised the center saying, “They’re doing the Lord’s work for young moms and dads and babies, helping to turn them into strong families.”
Cotton said protecting the unborn is one of his top priorities in the U.S. Senate.
Pregnancy resource centers and other types of pregnancy help organizations play a critical role in the fight to protect innocent human life.
These centers give women real options besides abortion. They can provide women with everything from maternity clothes and baby formula to adoption referrals and parenting information — often free of charge.
Since 2022, the State of Arkansas has awarded millions of dollars in grant funding to help these charities support women and families with unplanned pregnancies.
Arkansas isn’t the only state doing this. A growing number of states provide these organizations with public funding, because they help women choose life.
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Family Council outlined a three-part plan for eliminating abortion:
- Encourage the Enforcement of Existing Pro-Life Laws
- Work to Pass Any Additional Laws Necessary to End Abortion
- Expand Our Efforts to Assist Pregnancy Help Organizations
Supporting pregnancy resource centers is a major part of that plan. We deeply appreciate the Arkansas Legislature, Governor Sarah Sanders, and leaders like Sen. Tom Cotton for championing the good work that these centers do.
Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.