On May 23, 2017, a US Appellate Court upheld a Consent Agreement between the state and medical professionals to protect conscience rights of professionals who oppose assisted suicide. This is a real victory and perhaps the best that could have been achieved. True Dignity cannot say that it was the victory patients in Vermont and elsewhere needed, unfortunately. Patients have … [Read more...] about A Court Victory for Opponents of Assisted Suicide? For Patients, Not So Much
Satirical short film on assisted suicide hits home
"The Mother Situation" https://goo.gl/7TFAuW is a darkly satirical, award winning, 7-minute film which illustrates the potential for abuse when assisted suicide is made legal. There is no question it could happen here in Vermont, where there are no requirements for oversight when prescriptions for suicide drugs are requested and filled. When a person dies after having … [Read more...] about Satirical short film on assisted suicide hits home
Pressure to Die: A Case Study of Abuse of Act 39
Eighteen months ago True Dignity ran the following story about an elderly Medicaid patient who felt pressured to request assisted suicide by caregivers in the facility where she was admitted for recovery from a fall. The patient did not have a terminal diagnosis. Beth Neill, the patient's daughter, who reported the abuse to True Dignity, has since passed away. We are running … [Read more...] about Pressure to Die: A Case Study of Abuse of Act 39
Outgoing VT Governor Peter Shumlin’s Father’s Death Was an Assisted Suicide
Peter Shumlin, the outgoing governor of Vermont, fought hard to legalize assisted suicide in the state; so it was no surprise when he listed it among other “accomplishments” in his farewell speech this week. A big surprise, however, came when the governor revealed that his own father died from assisted suicide. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRBvYw3n_GA, beginning at … [Read more...] about Outgoing VT Governor Peter Shumlin’s Father’s Death Was an Assisted Suicide
ACTION ALERT:Tell DC City Council Members to Vote NO on Assisted Suicide 11/15/16
The DC City Council is holding a second and final vote tomorrow on the assisted suicide bill that recently passed in its first vote. Those opposing this dangerous law, which will surely result in premature deaths without consent and which will influence legislators in other states, are asking people from all over the country to contact the council members asking them to vote … [Read more...] about ACTION ALERT:Tell DC City Council Members to Vote NO on Assisted Suicide 11/15/16