The Audio article includes snipits from our board members and Vermont Right to Life's Mary Beerworth. It's worth a listen! http://www.wamc.org/post/vermont-governor-signs-first-legislatively-approved-death-dignity-law … [Read more...] about Great article from WAMC’s Pat Bradley
How Vermont Will Become a Suicide Tourist Destination
Even before Vermont's assisted suicide bill was signed into law yesterday, Boston radio station WBUR's Commonhealth blog was asking the question: "Can We Go There to Die?" (http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2013/05/assisted-suicide-vermont). The answer to that question, apparently, is yes. Here's what the article says (we put the relevant line in boldface for emphasis: I … [Read more...] about How Vermont Will Become a Suicide Tourist Destination
More Excerpts from news sites
NECN.com (With a great quote from Mary Hahn Beerworth) Opponents of the law fear it will open the floodgates to elder abuse and send a message that Vermont is a state that doesn't value life. "I think it's a sad day," said Mary Hahn Beerworth of the Vt. Right to Life Committee. "The only thing that's historic today is that the Governor, the Speaker of the House, … [Read more...] about More Excerpts from news sites
VT Digger Article
VT digger does a good job of balancing coverage between the proponents and opponents of this horrible law. Opponents refocus their efforts Scattered among the law’s jubilant supporters was a somewhat sparser crowd that’s also been omnipresent at the Statehouse during the debate over the bill. Opponents of the legislation, each identified by a round orange sticker, said they … [Read more...] about VT Digger Article
Associated Press Article on ABC news
In an article that seemed heavily focused on the advocates' presentation of the Assisted Suicide Bill, we had a few lines written for the opposition, including a quote from one of our board members: Edward Alonzo. We need to be constantly ready to explain to others that the law passed by the legislature is one that the majority of Vermonters did not want. A law that was … [Read more...] about Associated Press Article on ABC news