We found the AP story below at http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-legislature/committee-tables-bill-to-clarify-assisted-suicide-in-montana/article_6638efc0-763d-11e2-9777-0019bb2963f4.html. Committee tables bill to clarify assisted suicide in Montana Print Email 12 hours ago • Associated Press (0) Comments HELENA – A Senate committee is again tabling … [Read more...] about Good News: Montana Senate Committee Kills the Assisted Suicide Bill
The Wording of S. 77 As It Stands Tonight, February 13 2013
V.S.A. means Vermont Statutes Annotated Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. chapter 113 is added to read: CHAPTER 113. IMMUNITY FOR DOUBLE EFFECT LETHAL MEDICATION § 5281. TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS; DOUBLE EFFECT LETHAL MEDICATION; IMMUNITY FOR PRESCRIBING OR BEING PRESENT WHEN TAKEN (a) As used in this section: (1) “Double effect medication” means medication prescribed to relieve pain … [Read more...] about The Wording of S. 77 As It Stands Tonight, February 13 2013
A Huge Surprise
True Dignity is stunned and doesn’t know quite what to say. The Vermont Senate has just approved for third reading an amended version of S. 77 that makes it into a completely new end of life bill. Senator Peter Galbraith of Windham County and Senator Bob Hartwell of Bennington County introduced the amendment, which struck out every provision in the original S. 77 … [Read more...] about A Huge Surprise
We Are Trying to Get a Handle on What Has Happened
We are talking to people, reading news sources, and conferring with other board members to formulate our position on the totally new S. 77. A preliminary judgment is that it is not what we wanted but a lot better than the original bill. More soon. … [Read more...] about We Are Trying to Get a Handle on What Has Happened
VPR Live Stream of Senate Debate Now
http://www.vpr.net/listen/stream/ Select the last option "VT State Senate" … [Read more...] about VPR Live Stream of Senate Debate Now