I write in response to the local physician who supports assisted suicide legislation (H.274 and S.103) in Vermont. The physician’s conclusions are highly disputable. He refers to the website of the special interest group that is spending millions to pass assisted suicide in Vermont, and a Hollywood puff piece promoting assisted suicide. Let’s not form our opinions from such … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide Legislation is Ripe for Abuse: A Vermont Attorney’s Letter to the Bennington Banner
Letters to the Editors of Newspapers
Letter to the Editor of the Burlington Free Press: Assisted Suicide Bill Out of Touch
One would think that in such a small state as Vermont there wouldn't be such a large disconnect between the people on the street and the representatives they elect. We see our elected folks in the stores, on the marketplace, what have you. But, no, that's just not the case. Once again, rumblings are being heard that certain political action groups will be grabbing the ears … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor of the Burlington Free Press: Assisted Suicide Bill Out of Touch
State Can’t Oversee Doctor-Assisted Suicide: A Letter to the Editor of the Burlington Free Press
In a state where there are some 300-plus uninvestigated cases of abuse of the vulnerable, I simply cannot believe that Gov. Peter Shumlin, House Speaker Shap Smith and Rep. Ann Pugh, D-South Burlington, can even contemplate pushing a bill to help the terminally ill kill themselves! Curiously they are pushing doctor-prescribed death in the name of "compassionate care." A … [Read more...] about State Can’t Oversee Doctor-Assisted Suicide: A Letter to the Editor of the Burlington Free Press