Every year, CNBC releases a list of states with the best “quality of life” to help Americans decide where to start families, businesses, and lives. And every year, they pick states that attempt to end lives the most. 

This year’s list is led by a state that has topped the list for the past five years: Vermont.

Why Vermont? 

“No state is more protective of reproductive rights than Vermont, which in 2022 became the first state to enshrine them in its constitution,” writes CNBC’s Scott Cohn, who reported on this year’s list.

He writes that the state is “inclusive and welcoming” with “broad protections against discrimination of all kinds.” Despite acknowledging the rising drug deaths in the state, he gave the state a high score, listing zero weaknesses. The first listed strength is “Reproductive Rights.” 

Minnesota, who ranked at number four, was also given kudos for its radical abortion policies. 

“In 2023, a year before he became a household name as the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, Gov. Tim Walz signed into law the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act, which codifies access to abortion and reproductive health care as a fundamental right,” wrote Cohn. 

What Cohn fails to mention is Walz’s extensive past of ensuring babies born alive after attempted abortions are allowed to be left to die. 

Not only do Vermont and Maine, which ranked second, both have extreme policies on abortion, but they push for adults to be systemically killed, too. Both states allow assisted suicide, and their laws don’t stop a pregnant mother from ending her life and the life of her baby in one fell swoop. 

The dark irony is palpable. There is no circumstance where the best place to live is based on how many people a state allows to be killed. 

Students for Life has fought for years against the culture of death pushed by the left, and we will not stop until abortion is not only illegal, but unthinkable. 

If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or ideation, please call 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or call 911 in an emergency. 

For more information on assisted suicide, visit: Euthanasia & End of Life Issues. 

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