www.addisonindependent.com The poll is in the center of the page, under the heading "From the Blog", Here is the question: Pollster: Should the Vermont Legislature pass a death-with-dignity law to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives? Please vote NO immediately. … [Read more...] about ACTION ALERT: Please Vote NO in the Addison Independent poll asking whether VT should pass a “death with dignity” bill.
A Canadian News Video That Makes It Clear Why Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Must Remain Illegal
This video deals with both assisted suicide and euthanasia and is old, but it is to the point about the dangers of both and well worth watching. Thanks to Save Baby Joseph for posting it on its Facebook page: (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-baby-Joseph/142316562497565). Here's the link to the video: Remember that in the Netherlands 18% of assisted suicides turn into … [Read more...] about A Canadian News Video That Makes It Clear Why Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Must Remain Illegal
Burlington Free Press: The Vermont Legislature Won’t Take Up Physician Assisted Suicide in 2012
Despite the continuing campaign to make assisted suicide legal in Vermont, the Burlington Free Press reported yesterday that the Vermont legislature is unlikely even to consider the issue in its 2012 session. The reason: the votes are not there in the Senate to pass the bill introduced last February. If this bill dies, its passing will mark the ninth failed effort to pass … [Read more...] about Burlington Free Press: The Vermont Legislature Won’t Take Up Physician Assisted Suicide in 2012
Oregon Doctor Finds Fault with State’s Law
Letters to the Editor - Boston Globe DEBATE OVER ASSISTED SUICIDE The Boston Globe, Oct. 4, 2011 http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2011/10/04/oregon_doctor_finds_fault_with_states_law/ October 4, 2011 I AM a doctor practicing medicine in Oregon and Washington, where physician-assisted suicide is legal. I disagree with Scot Lehigh that … [Read more...] about Oregon Doctor Finds Fault with State’s Law
Some Pressures on the Very Sick to Commit Suicide Are Not Even Subtle: Even When They Are, There is Always Pressure
Thanks to Wesley Smith (http://thehumanfuture.cbc-network.org/2011/10/legalized-assisted-suicide-would-make-elder-abuse-epidemic-worse/) for recalling to our attention the 1995 case of George Delury, who was convicted of manslaughter after “assisting” in the suicide of his wife, who suffered from multiple sclerosis. Released after serving a four month sentence, he later … [Read more...] about Some Pressures on the Very Sick to Commit Suicide Are Not Even Subtle: Even When They Are, There is Always Pressure