S. 103, the bill to legalize assisted suicide in Vermont, was killed yesterday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, with the help of the man who holds the chief leadership position in the Senate, President Pro Tem John Campbell. Why is the group representing Vermont proponents of assisted suicide saying on its Facebook page, “We’re not done yet”? What can we … [Read more...] about Senate President Pro Tem Says attaching assisted suicide legislation to another bill “wouldn’t be appropriate”.
The Vermont Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide Has Died in Committee! Thank You, Senator Dick Sears. Thank You, Senator Ann Cummings. Thanks and Get Well, Senator Alice Nitka.
In italics below is the AP Story about the death of the Vermont bill that would have legalized assisted suicide and now will not!!!! It has made the national news. We found it on the website Real Clear Politics. (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/ap/politics/2012/Mar/16/vt__lawmakers__right_to_die_bill_won_t_pass.html Thanks are due to the three Senators on the … [Read more...] about The Vermont Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide Has Died in Committee! Thank You, Senator Dick Sears. Thank You, Senator Ann Cummings. Thanks and Get Well, Senator Alice Nitka.
Today in the Vermont Senate
Sen. Sears announced to the full Senate this afternoon that S 103 (the bill to legalize doctor-prescribed suicide) will not be coming out of his committee this session. The only way it could move is to attach it to another bill which is possible, but difficult. Following the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held this past week, the Committee Chair, Senator Dick Sears had … [Read more...] about Today in the Vermont Senate
Video: Why I’m for True Dignity: Peter Gummere, Bioethicist
Why I'm for True Dignity: Peter Gummere Peter Gummere, a bioethicist and an administrator at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. Used with Permission-- Video Edited and Produced compliments of Crossworks Productions. crossworks@mac.com … [Read more...] about Video: Why I’m for True Dignity: Peter Gummere, Bioethicist
Despite Some Encouraging News, We Still Need to Contact Our Own Senators and Members of the Senate Judicary Committee
The reporters from the website VT Digger, which posted the article in italics below, seem to have talked to the Senators on the Judiciary Committee yesterday and learned that none of them were swayed by the long and distorted testimony of George Eighmey, the Oregon activist. Apparently the majority opinion of the doctors and nurses in Vermont, and of the disability rights … [Read more...] about Despite Some Encouraging News, We Still Need to Contact Our Own Senators and Members of the Senate Judicary Committee