In a state where there are some 300-plus uninvestigated cases of abuse of the vulnerable, I simply cannot believe that Gov. Peter Shumlin, House Speaker Shap Smith and Rep. Ann Pugh, D-South Burlington, can even contemplate pushing a bill to help the terminally ill kill themselves! Curiously they are pushing doctor-prescribed death in the name of "compassionate care." A … [Read more...] about State Can’t Oversee Doctor-Assisted Suicide: A Letter to the Editor of the Burlington Free Press
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Montpelier’s Newspaper, The Bridge, Opposes Legalizing Assisted Suicide
In its December 15 edition, The Bridge published an editorial opposing taking up assisted suicide in the 2012 legislative session. The editorial calls instead for legislative priority to be given to "measures that will support people at the end of their lives". It laments the sad fact that many dying Vermonters lack "adequate food, housing, medical, financial, and social … [Read more...] about Montpelier’s Newspaper, The Bridge, Opposes Legalizing Assisted Suicide