Here are the links to the articles about the victory in CT. How we wish they were about a victory in VT! Still, we are overjoyed that the passage of assisted suicide in Vermont did not topple the other dominoes, not at all. If passage here was a victory for "the movement", Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Quebec, and now Connecticut must have "the movement" reeling. We … [Read more...] about Boston Globe and Hartford Courant Report That the CT Assisted Suicide Bill Will Not Receive a Vote in Committee
Good News, But Be Vigilant
Members of the Public Health Committee in the CT legislature are saying there probably won't be a vote on the assisted suicide bill this year. If there is no vote, the bill would be dead for this session of the legislature. That is exceedingly good news, and, if true, it leaves Vermont isolated among the New England states. Embarrassment and a determination not to let our … [Read more...] about Good News, But Be Vigilant
Pharmacist to Other Pharmacists: You Are Not Protected from Criminal and Civil Liability If You Participate In VT’s Assisted Suicide Law
In the excitement over the good news that New Hampshire and Massachusetts will not be legalizing assisted suicide this year, we completely forgot about this important document from pharmacist Bob Orleck. Act 39 does not protect pharmacists and other health care workers from civil and criminal penalties for participating in assisted suicide, despite the words of Linda … [Read more...] about Pharmacist to Other Pharmacists: You Are Not Protected from Criminal and Civil Liability If You Participate In VT’s Assisted Suicide Law
Stephen Mendelsohn Nails the Difference between Proponents and Opponents: “We” vs. “Me, Myself, and I”
The first link is to a video of Stephen Mendelsohn's fantastic speech at the Second Thought news conference in Connecticut this week. The second is to a transcript of the same remarks at the press conference, which he writes were substantially the same as his testimony in the legislature. Stephen Mendelsohn Nails the Difference between the Proponents and Opponents of … [Read more...] about Stephen Mendelsohn Nails the Difference between Proponents and Opponents: “We” vs. “Me, Myself, and I”
Elaine Kolb Sings It All at the Not Dead Yet Press Conference in Connecticut
You don't have to read to learn why disability rights activists are so opposed to assisted suicide. Listen to this song by disability rights activist and performer Elaine Kolb. You will love the song, and you will learn a lot. Elaine Kolb Sings the Not Dead Yet Song in Connecticut: … [Read more...] about Elaine Kolb Sings It All at the Not Dead Yet Press Conference in Connecticut