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Citizens Against Assisted Suicide

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Suicide is never death with dignity, and assisted suicide legislation threatens true patient choices at the end of life.

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Resolve This New Year to Speak out Against Assisted Suicide

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Happy New Year to all our True Dignity friends! One of the most impressive people we had the pleasure to meet in 2014 was Maggie Karner. You may remember Maggie from her heartfelt video message to Brittany Maynard, asking Brittany to reconsider her choice to commit assisted suicide. Maggie was diagnosed with the same glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer as Brittany Maynard. … [Read more...] about Resolve This New Year to Speak out Against Assisted Suicide

Demographics of the Pro-Death Lobby

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Bloggers from True Dignity attended the East Coast Conference Against Assisted Suicide on Saturday in Hartford, CT. Thank you to Peter and Leslie Wolfgang from Connecticut Family Foundation for organizing a successful event. We will be blogging periodically about some new interesting perspectives on assisted suicide gained from the convention. A few of the speakers have been … [Read more...] about Demographics of the Pro-Death Lobby

Forced Participation: Assisted Suicide Promoted in Swiss Nursing Homes and US Nurses Forced to Facilitate

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Below is an excellent article by Wesley J. Smith detailing how Swiss Nursing homes are now advertising assisted suicide to patients, without conscience objection. Forced participation in assisted suicide, in violation of conscience, is already happening to some degree in the United States. Nancy Valko, RN, explains how nurses are already being forced to facilitate assisted … [Read more...] about Forced Participation: Assisted Suicide Promoted in Swiss Nursing Homes and US Nurses Forced to Facilitate

New Jersey Update, Cautiously Optimistic

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Governor Chris Christie's remarks on the issue of assisted suicide show an indication that he is not inclined to support the New Jersey legislation A2270, legalizing assisted suicide. According to Tim Rosales from the New Jersey Alliance Against Doctor Prescribed Suicide, "We remain cautiously optimistic that the NJ State Senate, Gov. Christie and others will listen to the … [Read more...] about New Jersey Update, Cautiously Optimistic

New Jersey Assembly Approves Assisted Suicide Bill, Fight Not Over

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There is bad news out of New Jersey this afternoon where the New Jersey Assembly approved assisted suicide legislation, bill A2270, by a vote of 41-31-0. Support for the bill included 37 Democrats and 4 Republicans. The bill will now move to the New Jersey Senate where we will keep you up to date, and ask you to engage and voice opposition as well. This fight is not over. … [Read more...] about New Jersey Assembly Approves Assisted Suicide Bill, Fight Not Over