If he had had enough votes to pass it, Senate President Stephen Sweeney would surely have called it to the floor yesterday, December 18. According to disability rights activist John Kelly, "The next scheduled voting session of the Senate is January 13, and if Sweeney has the votes by then, it will surely be posted. Additional voting sessions will be held on February 2nd and … [Read more...] about Update: The Assisted Suicide Bill Was Not Called Up Yesterday. Don’t Stop Calling
Action Alert! Contact Every New Jersey Senator Today. Ask Him or Her to Vote against the Assisted Suicide Bill.
Thanks to www.noassistedsuicidenj.org for this alphabetical list of the New Jersey Senators, with each one's phone number and email address. http://noassistedsuicidenj.org/images/NJ%20Legislators.pdf Yesterday we stopped calling when we heard that the assisted suicide bill is not posted for debate and a vote on Thursday, December 18. Since that time, however, we have heard … [Read more...] about Action Alert! Contact Every New Jersey Senator Today. Ask Him or Her to Vote against the Assisted Suicide Bill.
Good News from New Jersey: Another State Has Had the Good Sense to Reject Assisted Suicide, At Least for the Time Being
Members of the Board of True Dignity were in the process of calling each NJ senator's district office to urge him or her to vote against assisted suicide when we heard this wonderful news from the office of Senator Thomas Kean Jr. Having squeaked through committee with no recommendation, the assisted suicide legislation we thought would come up for a vote on Thursday has … [Read more...] about Good News from New Jersey: Another State Has Had the Good Sense to Reject Assisted Suicide, At Least for the Time Being
NJ Senate Committee “Reluctantly” Sends Assisted Suicide Bill for a December 18 Vote in the Full Senate
"Reluctantly" is the word that gives us hope that legalization of assisted suicide in NJ can still be defeated, although, frankly, the chances are not as good as we would like, and NJ governor Christie, who has said he will veto any assisted suicide bill, will likely be called upon to do that. Here is a link to the Newark Star Ledger article about yesterday's testimony and … [Read more...] about NJ Senate Committee “Reluctantly” Sends Assisted Suicide Bill for a December 18 Vote in the Full Senate
What’s Going On in Oregon?
Think Oregon's assisted suicide law is killing people "safely"? W. Carol Cleigh has gone through the annual reports, and what she finds is alarming, in terms of what we know and in terms of what we will never know. Here's her article, in italics: It has been widely asserted in the media storm promoting Physician Assisted Suicide since the death of Brittany … [Read more...] about What’s Going On in Oregon?