The judiciary committee met today at 10am to discuss the amendment to S.77 from yesterday's session. During the session a new amendment by Senator Cummings was reviewed. The Cummings amendment was different by primarily in wording and in eliminating the "Double effect" wording. The Committee voted 5-0 on the Cummings amendment after striking two items. First item … [Read more...] about Judiciary Committee report
Vermont
Burlington Free Press Article on Amended Bill
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20130213/NEWS03/302130016/Vermont-Senate-considers-end-of-life-bill-amendments Senate changes end-of-life bill, then moves it forward Written by Terri Hallenbeck Free Press Staff Writer Feb. 13 burlingtonfreepress.com MONTPELIER —Another day, another vote —and a very different outcome. In a dramatic shift, the Vermont Senate … [Read more...] about Burlington Free Press Article on Amended Bill
The Wording of S. 77 As It Stands Tonight, February 13 2013
V.S.A. means Vermont Statutes Annotated Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. chapter 113 is added to read: CHAPTER 113. IMMUNITY FOR DOUBLE EFFECT LETHAL MEDICATION § 5281. TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS; DOUBLE EFFECT LETHAL MEDICATION; IMMUNITY FOR PRESCRIBING OR BEING PRESENT WHEN TAKEN (a) As used in this section: (1) “Double effect medication” means medication prescribed to relieve pain … [Read more...] about The Wording of S. 77 As It Stands Tonight, February 13 2013
A Huge Surprise
True Dignity is stunned and doesn’t know quite what to say. The Vermont Senate has just approved for third reading an amended version of S. 77 that makes it into a completely new end of life bill. Senator Peter Galbraith of Windham County and Senator Bob Hartwell of Bennington County introduced the amendment, which struck out every provision in the original S. 77 … [Read more...] about A Huge Surprise
We Are Trying to Get a Handle on What Has Happened
We are talking to people, reading news sources, and conferring with other board members to formulate our position on the totally new S. 77. A preliminary judgment is that it is not what we wanted but a lot better than the original bill. More soon. … [Read more...] about We Are Trying to Get a Handle on What Has Happened