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Vermont

Vermont end-of-life bill hits bumps in road

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This was posted at 2:17 pm today on the Burlington Free Press website. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/viewart/20130213/NEWS03/302130016/Vermont-Senate-considers-end-of-life-bill-amendments MONTPELIER — A bill to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients could be heading for trouble as the Vermont Senate prepares to debate it. The … [Read more...] about Vermont end-of-life bill hits bumps in road

We’re Not Finished Yet

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By now, you have probably heard the news that the Senate voted today to continue debate on S. 77. We had hoped for a vote to uphold the Judiciary Committee's recommendation that it be rejected. Several senators who had asked questions during the debate indicating real doubt about the bill voted to give the Health and Welfare Committee time to amend it. On Thursday, when the … [Read more...] about We’re Not Finished Yet

Today’s Hearing in the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee

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Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee Here is what happened in the today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The first two witnesses were legislative counsels, the lawyers who work on drafting the bills. They simply went through the bill, section by section. The next witness was Nancy Warner, executive director of the Orleans/Essex Visiting Nurses Association, who … [Read more...] about Today’s Hearing in the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee

President of Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights Testifies Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide in State Senate Committee Hearing

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Here's an article about the Friday testimony of Ed Paquin, a Vermont disability rights activist, the only one invited to testify at the hearings.  Clearly no one was listening, but it's good testimony anyway, and VT legislators should have paid attention.  The link is .http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/2/prweb10390846.htm. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) February 02, 2013 Ed … [Read more...] about President of Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights Testifies Against Legalization of Assisted Suicide in State Senate Committee Hearing