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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

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

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 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