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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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Action Alert from Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care Chair, Dr. Edward J. Mahoney: January 26, 2012

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Dear Friends: On behalf of Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare (VAEH) I want update you on what is happening in the Legislature concerning Physician Assisted Suicide. You may have heard that the focus has shifted to the Senate and the fate of S.0103 An Act Relating to Patient Choice and Control at the End of Life. The VAEH leadership is working diligently with our … [Read more...] about Action Alert from Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care Chair, Dr. Edward J. Mahoney: January 26, 2012

Action Alert: Vote NO in a Hawaii Poll on Assisted Suicide

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Please vote NO in this poll in the Hawaii newspaper, Beyond Honolulu: http://www.beyondhonolulu.com/assisted-suicide-is-not-lawful-in-hawaii-but-should-it-be/ The proponents of assisted suicide announced several months ago that a 1909 law intended to allow patients with no hope of recovery from their illnesses to obtain "any remedial agent or help" and intended to give … [Read more...] about Action Alert: Vote NO in a Hawaii Poll on Assisted Suicide

Against assisted suicide: A Letter to the Editor of the Orleans County Record

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Below in italics is an excellent letter providing additional evidence in support of the editorial against assisted suicide that appeared January 7, 2012 in the Orleans County Record and the Caledonian Record. http://orleanscountyrecord.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=18483&SectionID=8&SubSectionID=41&S=1 1/9/12 To the Editor: Your editorial ("Keep … [Read more...] about Against assisted suicide: A Letter to the Editor of the Orleans County Record

Oregon Doctor Warns Vermont About Assisted Suicide in a Letter to the Editor in the Bennington Banner: The Lack of Choice with Assisted Suicide

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Possibly one of the best and most compelling arguments I have heard...   The lack of choice with assisted suicide I have been a cancer doctor for over 40 years in Oregon. The combination of assisted-suicide legalization and prioritized medical care based on prognosis has created a danger for my patients on the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid). For this reason, I … [Read more...] about Oregon Doctor Warns Vermont About Assisted Suicide in a Letter to the Editor in the Bennington Banner: The Lack of Choice with Assisted Suicide