The House and Senate bills to legalize assisted suicide are not moving. Senator Richard Sears (D. Bennington), who opposes legalization, is the chair of the Judiciary Committee, to which the Senate bill was referred last year. He has refused pressure to hold hearings on the bill and has so far successfully fought off efforts to move the bill to another committee. He deserves … [Read more...] about Update on the Fight against Assisted Suicide in Vermont: So Far, So Good.
Bill Introduced in Georgia to Outlaw Assisted Suicide
Last year we posted news stories about the Idaho legislature’s passing a bill that would outlaw assisted suicide and about . Now Georgia is attempting to do the same thing. True Dignity Vermont hopes they succeed. Here’s the AP report. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 Ga. lawmakers want to outlaw assisted suicide By GREG BLUESTEIN and DORIE TURNER - Associated Press ATLANTA -- State … [Read more...] about Bill Introduced in Georgia to Outlaw Assisted Suicide
Hey, Can You Stop at CVS and Pick Up My Suicide Pills?
True Dignity likes this article, which minces no words in describing physician assisted suicide. It appeared on today’s Philly Post, the blog of Philadelphia Magazine (http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/02/15/hey-stop-cvs-pick-suicide-pills/). So-called "Death With Dignity" measures are murder, plain and simple. By Beth Capriotti 2/15/2012 While in Boston … [Read more...] about Hey, Can You Stop at CVS and Pick Up My Suicide Pills?
At Least Some Assisted Suicide Proponents in Vermont Really Want Euthanasia
On January 30, 2012, the Times Argus published a heartbreaking letter from the mother of a severely disabled man who lived 29 years before dying when she refused treatement for him. The letter advocates the enactment of the assisted suicide bill now stuck (hopefully for the rest of the session) in the Vermont Senate by stating: "After watching him suffer endlessly for so many … [Read more...] about At Least Some Assisted Suicide Proponents in Vermont Really Want Euthanasia
Welcome to Our New Board Member, and An Invitation
True Dignity Vermont is thrilled that Carrie Handy has consented to offer her commitment to and experience in fighting physician assisted suicide to our efforts. To read her biography, go to the link "About the Board" on the right side of this page. Carrie is the person speaking in the video we will be posting later tonight, the third in a series we hope will be ongoing. We … [Read more...] about Welcome to Our New Board Member, and An Invitation