A year ago today, at the bill signing party for Act 39 held in the Governor’s ceremonial office, True Dignity Vermont launched a hotline and email address for individuals who suspect that a patient was being unduly influenced to request or ingest lethal drugs, or were being given such drugs against their will. That number is 1-855-787-5455 or 1-855-STP-KILL, and … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide Law: One Year Later………
Review of a Book That Makes the Liberal Case against Assisted Suicide
The review below appeared in the November 2013 edition of First Things (http://www.firstthings.com/article/2013/11/forced-exit ), and we are publishing it with permission. Since liberals tend to paint those of us who are opposed to assisted suicide as mindlessly anti-progressive and especially as trying to impose beliefs that are purely religion-based on everyone, it's … [Read more...] about Review of a Book That Makes the Liberal Case against Assisted Suicide
Think Being Enrolled in Hospice Means a Person is Receiving Good End of Life Care? Think Again.
Proponents of assisted suicide often cite the fact that most Oregon patients who die from assisted suicide are enrolled in hospice to try to prove that legal assisted suicide has led to enormous improvements in end of life care. Kathleen Foley MD, a neurologist and palliative care physician who holds the The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Chair, disagrees. … [Read more...] about Think Being Enrolled in Hospice Means a Person is Receiving Good End of Life Care? Think Again.
Bobby Schindler Media Ethics and The Bioethics Movement
The second speaker last night was Bobby Schindler brother of Terry Schiavo and director of Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network. We’ve lost food and water battle, it’s been redefined (from essentials to medical treatment). And even can be hard to prevent withholding of food and water, even if people have expressed wishes against it. We’re not talking about … [Read more...] about Bobby Schindler Media Ethics and The Bioethics Movement
Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Conference Schedule
Conference Schedule Friday May 2, 2014 1:00-5:00 Coalition Building Workshop - Alex Schadenberg, Tim Rosales and Ryan Verret 1:00-5:00 Patient Advocacy Training - Julie Grimstad Break Nursing Continuing Education Units, 2 7:00-7:15 Conference Welcome 7:15-8:10 Alex Schadenberg- talk Exposing Vulnerable People to Euthanasia and Assisted … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Conference Schedule