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Friday, March 11, 2011 By Margaret K Dore Esq(1) Originally posted by Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition  (http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/) on his blog (http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2011/03/washington-states-assisted-suicide.html).  Thank you, Margaret and Alex! On March 10, 2011, Washington State issued a formal report about its … [Read more...] about Washington State’s Assisted Suicide Report: No Information About Consent

Thanks to Alex Schadenberg and the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition for posting this great news! Friday, March 11, 2011   Idaho Senate passes SB 1070 by 31 to 2 clarifying the criminal code concerning assisted suicide An article in the Idaho Statesman reported today on the vote on the Idaho Senate on bill SB 1070, the bill that clarifies in the Idaho criminal code … [Read more...] about Idaho Senate Overwhelmingly Approves a Bill Clarifying that Assisting Suicide is a Felony

We just posted two new links with excellent evidence, including cases, of how the Oregon law has failed patients in every imaginable way.  One, posted in National Links, was produced by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund and the other, posted in Vermont Links, is the work of Dr. Robert Orr, a medical ethicist and physician who founded the Vermont Alliance for … [Read more...] about Excellent Resources on the Failed Oregon Law, With Specific Horrifying Cases

Physician Assisted Suicide and Mental Health Julia Roberts, LCMHC As a mental health counselor, I encounter many individuals in their most hopeless and vulnerable moments. There is rarely a week that goes by that one of my clients does not talk to me about contemplating suicide. It causes great concern for me to consider how physician-assisted suicide (PAS) will affect both … [Read more...] about A Vermont Mental Health Counselor’s Perspective on Assisted Suicide

Article published Mar 5, 2011 Respect doctors’ stance on law I find it difficult to understand how the Vermont Legislature has the audacity to again consider legislation that intends to have doctors prescribe lethal amounts of drugs. Do they not remember that the Vermont Medical Society was very clear in its position during the last attempt at making this law? The medical … [Read more...] about Great Letter from the Times Argus of Barre, VT, Published March 5