Assisted suicide opponents will need to make our presence felt in the State House on April 10 as two Vermont House committees hold hearings on S. 77, the end of life bill passed by the Senate in February. Though the hearings are on that bill, the proponents of assisted suicide do not like it and will certainly try to restore its original Oregon-style form , the form in which it … [Read more...] about Urgent Alert: VT House Human Services and Judiciary Committees to Take Testimony on S. 77 April 10
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An Open Letter to Governor Pete Shumlin, published in the Burlington Free Press
The letter in italics below appeared in the March 25 issue of the Burlington Free Press and can be read online at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013303260001. Better way to show compassion Dear Gov. Shumlin, I am an 85-year-old Democrat who applauded your election and has approved of all you have done. However, I must question … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to Governor Pete Shumlin, published in the Burlington Free Press
Tell Vermont House Members Not to Waste Time Trying to Pass Assisted Suicide in the Middle of a Fiscal Crisis
The article in italics below is in today's Brattleboro Reformer. It is mainly about the financial crisis our state faces, and that suggests to us that the crisis, not assisted suicide, should be the focus of concentration of this biennium in the legislature. The article does say, however, that the effort to pass assisted suicide is floundering: "While the money puzzle grows … [Read more...] about Tell Vermont House Members Not to Waste Time Trying to Pass Assisted Suicide in the Middle of a Fiscal Crisis
Comments Needed on Bennington Banner Article
The article linked and underlined below is based on interviews with one of our board members and with a board member of Vermont's pro-assisted suicide group. Please post your comments opposing assisted suicide as soon as possible, both on the Bennington Banner site and on our Facebook page. Also please share this article and ask your friends who oppose assisted suicide for … [Read more...] about Comments Needed on Bennington Banner Article
Statement from Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care: We Will Be Back to Testify and Continue the Fight
Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care is an organization of Vermont health care professionals and ethicists created to advocate for excellent end of life care and against the legalization of physician assisted suicide. The link to its website is http://www.vaeh.org/. VAEH has arrived at its position against assisted suicide through its members' experiences working with … [Read more...] about Statement from Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care: We Will Be Back to Testify and Continue the Fight