True Dignity

Citizens Against Assisted Suicide

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Suicide is never death with dignity, and assisted suicide legislation threatens true patient choices at the end of life.

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Continuing the Fight against Assisted Suicide

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 When True Dignity posted on February 14 that it was “quite happy” with the amended S. 77 passed by the Senate, it did so under the impression that there was a sentence in the bill that turns out not to be there.  We mistakenly concluded, “It specifically does not exempt a doctor who intentionally helps a patient commit suicide from civil penalties or criminal prosecution.”  … [Read more...] about Continuing the Fight against Assisted Suicide

Vermont is Better than Assisted Suicide

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The article in italics  was in the Burlington Free Press on February 13 (http://http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20130214/OPINION02/302140013/1006/OPINION/Better-than-assisted-suicide)  . It remains as relevant as ever. Last December, 45-year-old deaf twins in Belgium were allowed to legally end their lives after learning they were also going blind. Neither was … [Read more...] about Vermont is Better than Assisted Suicide

Seven Days Tells the Truth: The Senate Gutted the Assisted Suicide Bill

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The blog Seven Days, which supports assisted suicide, posted the following today.  We copied only the parts that refer to S. 77, but you can read the whole thing at http://7d.blogs.com/offmessage/2013/02/the-scoreboard-this-weeks-winners-and-losers-021513.html.    True Dignity is very thankful to these winners: The Vermont  Senate, Sen. John Campbell,  Morris and DeMag, and … [Read more...] about Seven Days Tells the Truth: The Senate Gutted the Assisted Suicide Bill