What David Sedaris has said about Assisted suicide

1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 14, 2026

David Sedaris, American humorist, essayist and diarist, has been quoted on Assisted suicide once in 1 episode of Pod Save America, most recently on June 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Sedaris argues it is unfair that life insurance does not pay out after suicide and that people should not be forced to endure misery in decline.
“I just don't think it's fair to expect people to put up with that amount of misery”
Pod Save America: David Sedaris is Mostly Bark, Some Bite (Jun 14, 2026) · Listen from 59:12

Episodes

David Sedaris is Mostly Bark, Some Bite
Pod Save America · Jun 14, 2026 · 1 h 8 min
Jon Lovett talks with humorist David Sedaris about his essay collection The Land and Its People, his Trump-supporting father, progressive language, a dog bite, marriage and aging.

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