Tell Vermont House Members Not to Waste Time Trying to Pass Assisted Suicide in the Middle of a Fiscal Crisis
The article in italics below is in today's Brattleboro Reformer. It is mainly about the financial crisis our state faces, and that suggests to us that the crisis, not assisted suicide, should be the focus of concentration of this biennium in the legislature. The article does say, however, that the effort to pass assisted suicide is floundering: "While the money puzzle grows … [Read more...] about Tell Vermont House Members Not to Waste Time Trying to Pass Assisted Suicide in the Middle of a Fiscal Crisis
A BBC Documentary in Two Episodes: Everyone Should Listen, Especially Our Legislators
In all the world, assisted dying, whether euthanasia or assisted suicide, is legal in only five countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and, very sadly, the US, where it is legal in Oregon and Washington. BBC World News recently presented a documentary in two parts in which Liz Carr, a person with disabilities opposed to assisted death in either form, … [Read more...] about A BBC Documentary in Two Episodes: Everyone Should Listen, Especially Our Legislators
Belgium is Considering Allowing Children to “Choose” Euthanasia
In Belgium, where euthanasia has been legal since 2002, the Parliament is now discussing whether children as young as twelve should be able to choose to have their lives ended this way: http://www.bioedge.org/index.php/bioethics/bioethics_article/10419 It’s more than a little frightening to know that the slippery slope to the current situation in Belgium began long before … [Read more...] about Belgium is Considering Allowing Children to “Choose” Euthanasia
Why Do Pollsters Keep On Asking Vermonters Dishonest Questions about Assisted Suicide?
Why do pollsters in Vermont keep on asking dishonest questions about assisted suicide? We received a call today from a reporter wanting to know our opinion on the new Castleton Polling Institute poll that purports to show Vermonters strongly support legalizing assisted suicide. We gave him our standard answers: Polls are meaningless unless people are given time and … [Read more...] about Why Do Pollsters Keep On Asking Vermonters Dishonest Questions about Assisted Suicide?