John Carney, the former governor of Delaware, vetoed the End-of-Life Options Act, which would have allowed physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. Though the bill had significant public backing, Carney, who is Catholic, felt compelled by his faith to oppose the measure. He emphasized that allowing the law would contradict the physician's role as a healer. Carney's decision was aided by his status as a lame-duck governor, immune from political backlash, although supporters criticized his veto for prioritizing personal morals over resident rights.
"I am fundamentally and morally opposed to state law enabling someone, even under tragic and painful circumstances, to take their own life."
"Suicide, in any form, is not only an offense against God, but also an offense against civil society because it unjustly breaks the ties of solidarity with family, nation, and other human societies to which we continue to have obligations."
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