We were just alerted of two assisted suicide polls from Alex Schadenberg at the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Please vote NO to assisted suicide. The question is: Do you support physician assisted suicide/euthanasia? You will find the poll by going to: http://www.theunion.com/ and scrolling down. If you have not voted on this poll yet, please also … [Read more...] about Please Vote NO in Two Assisted Suicide Polls
As Long As We Stay Active in Our Communities and Make Sure Legislators Know that Vermonters Overwhelmingly Oppose Physician-Assisted Death, We Can Keep It From Becoming Legal in Vermont.
The article in parentheses below appeared in the Burlington Free Press on August 16. We need to pay attention. Watch this site in early September for alerts. Physician-assisted death in Vermont in 2012? 1:12 PM Tue., August 16, 2011 | Permalink By Terri Hallenbeck Last week at his news conference, Gov. Peter Shumlin indicated legislation to … [Read more...] about As Long As We Stay Active in Our Communities and Make Sure Legislators Know that Vermonters Overwhelmingly Oppose Physician-Assisted Death, We Can Keep It From Becoming Legal in Vermont.
Good News: “The Votes Are Not There” in the Vermont Senate to Legalize Assisted Suicide
There was good and bad news in Governor Peter Shumlin’s answers to reporters’ questions at his August 11 press conference, as reported by Angela Chagman on the website of True North Reports (http://truenorthreports.com/shumlin-no-comment-on-steve-kimbells-remark-that-physician-assisted-suicide-can-help-curb-healthcare-costs). Chagman’s report includes a video, from which many … [Read more...] about Good News: “The Votes Are Not There” in the Vermont Senate to Legalize Assisted Suicide
Calgary Herald: Do Not Legalize Assisted Suicide, Because the Evidence Shows It Threatens Vulnerable People
On August 8, the Calgary (Alberta, Canada) Herald published a strong editorial opinion against a new attempt by proponents of assisted suicide to have Canada's law criminal law prohibiting assisting in a suicide declared unconstitutional. The first part of the editorial deals with legal issues relevant only in Canada, but the second part gets to the heart of why assisted … [Read more...] about Calgary Herald: Do Not Legalize Assisted Suicide, Because the Evidence Shows It Threatens Vulnerable People
The Battle Is Heating Up Again: Ways to Fight the Push to Legalize Assisted Suicide Today
The push for assisted suicide is gearing up again. In British Columbia, a woman with ALS has brought a case to have BC’s law criminalizing assisted suicide declared unconstitutional. In Massachusetts, on August 4, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald both ran a State House News Service article announcing that assisted suicide proponents have “…filed paperwork yesterday with … [Read more...] about The Battle Is Heating Up Again: Ways to Fight the Push to Legalize Assisted Suicide Today