We can find absolutely no press coverage of this, but the legislative session ended yesterday with no assisted suicide bill's having been adopted. Another state declines to take the Brittany Maynard bait! … [Read more...] about And More Good News: New York State Legislature Adjourns for This Year Without Adopting the Assisted Suicide Bill.
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More Good News: Scottish Parliament Kills Assisted Suicide Bill
There are still more legislators in this world than not who refuse to rush in where angels fear to tread. http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.ca/2015/05/assisted-suicide-bill-defeated-in.html … [Read more...] about More Good News: Scottish Parliament Kills Assisted Suicide Bill
Lawmakers ignore abuse and lack of protections; S.108 signed into law May 20
Today, Governor Peter Shumlin signed S. 108 into law, on the second anniversary of the implementation of Act 39, Vermont’s law legalizing physician-assisted suicide. That he did so was, sadly, no surprise. In a news media release, the Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare (VAEH) had this to say: S. 108 makes a pretense of keeping assisted suicide safeguards and … [Read more...] about Lawmakers ignore abuse and lack of protections; S.108 signed into law May 20
Talking About Death and Dying: A Case for Denial
At age 95, my grandmother was asked how it felt to be so close to the end of life, and if she had any deep thoughts to share. She thought for a moment and then replied brightly, “I think you’re alive until you’re dead.” What a simple but profound thought. It may actually turn out to be the basis of a life-saving strategy for frail elderly people in Vermont who wish to die … [Read more...] about Talking About Death and Dying: A Case for Denial
The slippery slope is now an ice slope
Senate Bill 108 was approved Thursday by a narrow majority of representatives in the Vermont House, who offered little justification for their refusal to consider several proposed amendments that called for adding safeguards that might have helped prevent abuse and coercion of vulnerable Vermonters under Act 39. A strong minority bipartisan coalition of the same legislators … [Read more...] about The slippery slope is now an ice slope