On January 18th, Patient Choices Vermont posted draft assisted suicide legislation, sponsored by Senator Jeanette White, to be introduced in the 2011 Vermont legislature. In a first round of analysis I have compared the drafted 2011 legislation to the 2009 S144 legislation. In a nutshell, the proposed 2011 legislation is very similar to the S144 bill from 2009. … [Read more...] about Draft 2011 Assisted Suicide Legislation Compared to 2009 Legislation
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Prescribing Death is a Violation
The following article, printed in the RUTLAND HERALD on Jan. 23, 2011, is reprinted here by permission of the author, Lynne Caulfield, a registered nurse from Dummerston, VT. It is hard to believe that with all the pressing budget issues facing the 2011 Legislature, Gov. Peter Shumlin has made doctor-prescribed death one of his first priorities. … [Read more...] about Prescribing Death is a Violation
A bill to legalize physician assisted suicide may be introduced by the end of January.
Assisted suicide advocates in Vermont have published the draft of a bill to make it legal. Senator Jeanette White (D-Windham) is the only sponsor listed. A link to this proposed bill is posted on the "Links" page of this website. We will not attempt a detailed analysis of the bill until it is actually introduced. That is likely to happen by the end of January. The draft bill is … [Read more...] about A bill to legalize physician assisted suicide may be introduced by the end of January.
Five Reasons to Oppose Assisted Suicide
1. Suicide is contagious. Public policy that encourages any form of suicide sends a dangerous message to society and promotes suicide in general. The rate of assisted suicide in Oregon has increased four-fold since legalization.[i] The rate of non-assisted suicides in Oregon began increasing in 2000, three years after legalization of assisted suicides. In 2010, … [Read more...] about Five Reasons to Oppose Assisted Suicide
Suspect Abuse? Fill out our form True Dignity is a grassroots, independent, citizen-led initiative in opposition to assisted suicide. Originally started in 2010 as True Dignity Vermont, our fight has extended beyond Vermont as assisted suicide advocates are pushing their agenda across the U.S. and other nations. Vulnerable people deserve true dignity and compassion at the … [Read more...] about