In its December 15 edition, The Bridge published an editorial opposing taking up assisted suicide in the 2012 legislative session. The editorial calls instead for legislative priority to be given to "measures that will support people at the end of their lives". It laments the sad fact that many dying Vermonters lack "adequate food, housing, medical, financial, and social … [Read more...] about Montpelier’s Newspaper, The Bridge, Opposes Legalizing Assisted Suicide
Ten Physicians Express Opposition to Legalizing Assisted Suicide in a Joint Letter to the Bennington Banner
Letter: Local MDs: Dignity is not about death Posted: 12/11/2011 09:45:27 PM EST http://www.benningtonbanner.com/letters/ci_19526618 Sunday December 11, 2011 In his encyclical letter entitled "Evangelicum Vitae," Pope John Paul II states, "choices once unanimously considered criminal and rejected by the common moral sense are gradually becoming socially … [Read more...] about Ten Physicians Express Opposition to Legalizing Assisted Suicide in a Joint Letter to the Bennington Banner
More Evidence of the Slippery Slope
This is an excellent example of how the slippery slope is real. This 2006 article discusses statements by the Ethics Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) pertaining to euthanasia for severely-ill new-born babies. In a 2005 memorandum, the RCOG urges the Nuffield Council on Bioethics "to think more radically about … [Read more...] about More Evidence of the Slippery Slope
Another Disability Rights Group Lines Up to Oppose Assisted Suicide
On December 8th, Second Thoughts, a disability rights group, announced opposition to a 2012 assisted suicide ballot initiative in Massachusetts. The group is formed of members from independent centers for living throughout Massachusetts. Second Thoughts will join a diverse opposition to assisted suicide that includes the Massachusetts Medical Society who voted overwhelming to … [Read more...] about Another Disability Rights Group Lines Up to Oppose Assisted Suicide
Please Vote in Poll
Please vote in an important poll on Sky News. Answer "NO" to the question "Should Assisted Suicide be Legal?" http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16125887 … [Read more...] about Please Vote in Poll
