The death of 91-year-old Mildred “Milsy” Roller should end the lazy claim that assisted-suicide laws are safe because they are regulated. Colorado lawmakers and activists sold the public a tightly controlled system. They promised narrow eligibility, medical supervision, and meaningful safeguards.
Yet prosecutors now say Roller died outside that legal framework, with a plastic bag over her head, tubing attached to a nitrogen tank, and family members allegedly involved in planning and carrying out the act. Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty has called it “a sad and tragic case” and has made clear that this was not a lawful assisted death under Colorado law.
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