Below, in italics, is the excellent testimony Vermonter Kathleen Grange gave at the public hearing before the House Human Services and Judiciary Committees last week. Based on what she heard with her own ears, she told the committees, "The slippery slope is here!" There was another witness, a medical doctor, who planned to tell the committees that he had heard the same thing … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide for the Terminally Ill is Just “the First Step”
Don’t forget to call your Representatives
Don't forget to call your representatives this weekend. You can find out who your representative is at: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/legdir/FindMyMember.cfm and his or her contact information at http://www.leg.state.vt.us/legdir/districts.cfm?Body=H. Calls are the most effective way to show that you care about this issue, so please call! … [Read more...] about Don’t forget to call your Representatives
Urgent Alert! Please Call Your Representatives Again This Weekend And Please Get Others to Call
In 2007, Vermont House leaders brought assisted suicide to a floor vote, only because they were convinced it had the votes to pass. It ended up failing decisively, because citizens like us told their representatives in no uncertain terms that they did not want this legislation. We are in the same situation now. It appears that the Vermont House has the votes to pass the … [Read more...] about Urgent Alert! Please Call Your Representatives Again This Weekend And Please Get Others to Call
Assisted Suicide Would Jeapardize Disabled People
Here is an excellent article on the impact of legal assisted suicide on people with disabilities. It asks an interesting question: why is no one concerned about "copy cat assisted suicide"? http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/04/22/mb-assisted-suicide-against-essay-winnipeg.html … [Read more...] about Assisted Suicide Would Jeapardize Disabled People
S. 77 Restored to Oregon-Style Form, Passed by House Human Services Committee and Sent to Judiciary
As expected, the House Human Services Committee has rewritten S.77 so that it is once more an Oregon-style assisted suicide bill. The bill now goes to the Judiciary Committee, which is expected to send it to the House floor with few or no changes. This is a terrible, dangerous bill. It is ironic that Representative Haas, who insists that assisted suicide has a track record … [Read more...] about S. 77 Restored to Oregon-Style Form, Passed by House Human Services Committee and Sent to Judiciary