Vermont Legislature

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

Lieutenant Governor Phil Scot, an opponent of assisted suicide, cast the tie-breaking vote that prevented an Oregon-style assisted suicide bill from passing the VT Senate last week.  He will be on VT Edition today at noon and seven pm.  He needs our encouragement and our ideas on how to move ahead in the fight against assisted suicide in Vermont..  Please post comments at … [Read more...] about Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott on VT Edition Today: Comments Needed

The blog Seven Days, which supports assisted suicide, posted the following today.  We copied only the parts that refer to S. 77, but you can read the whole thing at http://7d.blogs.com/offmessage/2013/02/the-scoreboard-this-weeks-winners-and-losers-021513.html.    True Dignity is very thankful to these winners: The Vermont  Senate, Sen. John Campbell,  Morris and DeMag, and … [Read more...] about Seven Days Tells the Truth: The Senate Gutted the Assisted Suicide Bill