Thursday March 22, 2012 http://www.benningtonbanner.com/letters/ci_20227178/letter-sears-did-right-thing Praise for Senator Sears Regarding Governor Shumlin’s comments concerning Senator Sears’ handling of the suicide bill: The governor is quoted as saying, "I’m always baffled by this conversation that it’s suicide." Why be baffled? The bill itself uses the word … [Read more...] about Praise for Senator Sears: a Great Letter to the Bennington Banner
Letters to the Editors of Newspapers
Great Letter to the Burlington Free Press: Compassionate care over assisted suicide
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/print/article/20120308/OPINION03/203080306/Letter-Compassionate-care-over-assisted-suicide The Dec. 22 issue of the Milton Independent included "Police Stats," which had the category "Attempted Suicide." Four attempts were recorded in 2010 and 18 in 2011, a 78-percent increase. Deputy Health Commissioner Patrick Flood recently revealed … [Read more...] about Great Letter to the Burlington Free Press: Compassionate care over assisted suicide
Teen Suicide Link Reason to Drop the (Assisted Suicide) Bill
The letter in italics below appears in today's online edition of Stowe Today. It makes an amazingly powerful and personal statement aginst the legalization of assisted suicide. (http://www.stowetoday.com/stowe_reporter/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article_35715268-4daf-11e1-bdc4-001871e3ce6c.html) Guy Page | Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012 2:00 pm To the … [Read more...] about Teen Suicide Link Reason to Drop the (Assisted Suicide) Bill
Against assisted suicide: A Letter to the Editor of the Orleans County Record
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
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