Our friends and long-time fighters against assisted suicide, Alex Schadenberg and Margaret Dore, have joined with Dr. William Reichel of Georgetown University School of Medicine to launch a new website, Choice is an Illusion (www.choiceillusion.org). In its own words, "Its purpose is to involve people of diverse backgrounds and political orientations in the fight against … [Read more...] about Excellent New Website: Choice is an Illusion at www.choiceillusion.org
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Good News: “The Votes Are Not There” in the Vermont Senate to Legalize Assisted Suicide
There was good and bad news in Governor Peter Shumlin’s answers to reporters’ questions at his August 11 press conference, as reported by Angela Chagman on the website of True North Reports (http://truenorthreports.com/shumlin-no-comment-on-steve-kimbells-remark-that-physician-assisted-suicide-can-help-curb-healthcare-costs). Chagman’s report includes a video, from which many … [Read more...] about Good News: “The Votes Are Not There” in the Vermont Senate to Legalize Assisted Suicide
Calgary Herald: Do Not Legalize Assisted Suicide, Because the Evidence Shows It Threatens Vulnerable People
On August 8, the Calgary (Alberta, Canada) Herald published a strong editorial opinion against a new attempt by proponents of assisted suicide to have Canada's law criminal law prohibiting assisting in a suicide declared unconstitutional. The first part of the editorial deals with legal issues relevant only in Canada, but the second part gets to the heart of why assisted … [Read more...] about Calgary Herald: Do Not Legalize Assisted Suicide, Because the Evidence Shows It Threatens Vulnerable People
The Battle Is Heating Up Again: Ways to Fight the Push to Legalize Assisted Suicide Today
The push for assisted suicide is gearing up again. In British Columbia, a woman with ALS has brought a case to have BC’s law criminalizing assisted suicide declared unconstitutional. In Massachusetts, on August 4, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald both ran a State House News Service article announcing that assisted suicide proponents have “…filed paperwork yesterday with … [Read more...] about The Battle Is Heating Up Again: Ways to Fight the Push to Legalize Assisted Suicide Today
“Suicide is the Ultimate Medical Utilization Cost Saver.” Does that Make You Feel Safe?
The editor of the Addison Independent has confirmed to one of our sources that Stephen Kimbell, the man who will administer the implementation of the health care reform plan recently adopted by the VT legislature , really did make the statement we wrote a couple of weeks ago that we simply could not believe he would speak aloud. After years of successfully hiding the … [Read more...] about “Suicide is the Ultimate Medical Utilization Cost Saver.” Does that Make You Feel Safe?