Intellectual reversals slow euthanasia momentum

When well‑known public intellectuals openly repudiate earlier pro‑assisted‑suicide views while praising tightly drafted statutory safeguards, they can blunt expansionist narratives and legitimize stricter implementation standards. Such reversals operate as cultural signals that may persuade fence‑sitting legislators and voters to favour conservative safeguards even amid legalization trends. — A string of high‑profile converts could materially alter the politics of assisted‑suicide law by shifting elite opinion, changing media frames, and providing rhetorical cover for more restrictive or procedural safeguards.