On January 30, 2012, the Times Argus published a heartbreaking letter from the mother of a severely disabled man who lived 29 years before dying when she refused treatement for him. The letter advocates the enactment of the assisted suicide bill now stuck (hopefully for the rest of the session) in the Vermont Senate by stating: "After watching him suffer endlessly for so many … [Read more...] about At Least Some Assisted Suicide Proponents in Vermont Really Want Euthanasia
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Vermont’s Suicide Rate Rose by 15% in the Last Year: We Should Not Risk Making Things Worse by Legalizing Assisted Suicide
Vermont has the third highest suicide rate among states east of the Mississippi (http://www.wcax.com/story/16400746/vt-sees-a-troubling-trend-in-suicides?clienttype=printable). Recent statistics released by the Vermont Mental Health Performance Indicator Project on the reporting period covering September 2010 through August 2011 show a 15% rise in suicides to a record total … [Read more...] about Vermont’s Suicide Rate Rose by 15% in the Last Year: We Should Not Risk Making Things Worse by Legalizing Assisted Suicide