From a media release issued yesterday by the Alliance Defending Freedom: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed suit in federal court in Burlington Tuesday against officials in the Vermont Board of Medical Practice and the Office of Professional Regulation on behalf of health care professionals who wish to abide by their oath to “do no harm.” The state agencies are … [Read more...] about Health Care Professionals in Vermont Push Back Against Assisted Suicide
Action Alert: Wherever You Live, Call or Email the Members of the NY Assembly Codes Committee, Asking Them to Kill A.10059
Today, with very little notice, no public testimony, no public expert testimony, and almost no discussion in committee, the New York Assembly's Health Committee voted 14-11 to report out an assisted suicide bill, A.10059, euphemistically entitled "Medical Aid in Dying Act". The bill was sent on the the Assembly's Codes Committee. Please email every member of that committee. … [Read more...] about Action Alert: Wherever You Live, Call or Email the Members of the NY Assembly Codes Committee, Asking Them to Kill A.10059
Military Veteran Groups Threatened by Assisted Suicide Study Proposals in NH
https://www.facebook.com/judy.seppala/videos/vb.1110662674/10208608424783988/?type=2&theater Rep. Al Baldasaro of the New Hampshire Legislature on May 11 gave an impassioned speech against a proposed “study committee” to look at “end of life choices.” Speaking on behalf of Veterans’ PTSD/TBI Commission, he cited the fact that New Hampshire is facing an epidemic of … [Read more...] about Military Veteran Groups Threatened by Assisted Suicide Study Proposals in NH
Why on Earth is Anyone Surprised By the Rise in US Suicides? Advertising Works.
News sources are reporting with surprise and seeming alarm on the Center for Disease Control’s newly released statistics showing that deaths by suicide in the entire US are on the rise. Why the surprise? It has been common knowledge since the rise of mass media, and even before, that advertising works. True Dignity has neither the expertise nor the time to analyze the CDC … [Read more...] about Why on Earth is Anyone Surprised By the Rise in US Suicides? Advertising Works.
New York Civil Court: State Laws Prohibiting Assisted Suicide Do Not Violate Patients’ Civil Rights
On October 19, 2015, a NY civil court judge rejected a lawsuit brought by three people who want to be allowed to commit suicide with the help of doctors. These people have illnesses that will probably kill them, but not necessarily within the six month period cited by Oregon, Washington, and Vermont laws as qualifying a patient for help with suicide. One has ALS, with which … [Read more...] about New York Civil Court: State Laws Prohibiting Assisted Suicide Do Not Violate Patients’ Civil Rights