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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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Audio: Paul Harrington VT Medical Society 2013 VT Senate Testimony

February 9, 2013 by Administrators

Paul Harrington Executive Vice President of VT Medical Society 2013 VT Senate Testimony Testimony before the 2013 Vermont Senate Health and Welfare Committee opposing passage of the Assisted Suicide Bill. YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/truedignityvt … [Read more...] about Audio: Paul Harrington VT Medical Society 2013 VT Senate Testimony

Audio: Harvey Reich MD 2013 VT Senate Testimony

February 7, 2013 by Administrators

Harvey Reich MD ICU at Rutland Regional Testimony before the 2013 Vermont Senate Health and Welfare Committee opposing passage of the Assisted Suicide Bill. YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/truedignityvt … [Read more...] about Audio: Harvey Reich MD 2013 VT Senate Testimony

Please, Vermont Doctors, Join Dr. Trembley: Your Voices Can Kill The Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide

February 6, 2013 by Administrators

Dr. Trembley practices internal medicine in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.  In italics below is his wonderful letter.  The main body of the letter is in blue.  Dr. Trembley sent it to the senators on the Health and Welfare Committee, before they voted it out.  He sent it  to colleagues with the note in black to urge them to contact their senators. Though we all need to … [Read more...] about Please, Vermont Doctors, Join Dr. Trembley: Your Voices Can Kill The Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide

Tell Your Senators Why You Want Them to Vote against Assisted Suicide

February 5, 2013 by Administrators

This year’s assisted suicide bill is finally out and has a number, S. 77.  Here’s a link to it.  Please, if you have not already, call your senators and ask them to oppose this bill.  It is dangerous and unneeded, for the following reasons.   1. It sends a message to people who might be having suicidal thoughts that suicide is OK for some reasons. Oregon's general … [Read more...] about Tell Your Senators Why You Want Them to Vote against Assisted Suicide

True Dignity Vermont Made No Campaign Contributions

February 5, 2013 by Administrators

Here's the Burlington Free Press story about the bill, calling it too close to call but noting that ALL the undecided senators received campaign contributions from Patient Choices, the group trying to make assisted suicide legal in Vermont.: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20130204/NEWS02/302040022True Dignity Vermont wants everyone to know that we are a citizens … [Read more...] about True Dignity Vermont Made No Campaign Contributions

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