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We wrote a couple of days ago that the CT assisted suicide bill appeared to be dead.  Now the death has been officially pronounced. Here’s a link to a news story: http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Aid-in-dying-bill-fails-in-committee-6190352.php

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The good news is that there will be no assisted suicide law passed in Maryland in 2015.  Two committees were considering the legislation, and both declined to vote on it. The bad news is that the legislature is setting up a study group to come up with a proposal for the next session. Here’s the […]

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In a shocking unanimous decision yesterday, Canada’s  Supreme Court overturned the long-standing countrywide ban on doctor assisted death.  The ruling applies to the whole country. Because the ruling did not, as far as we can glean from newspaper reports, require that the poison by which a person’s life would be ended must be self administered, […]

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New Connecticut Assisted Suicide Bill

Here is is: the latest assisted suicide bill in Connecticut.  Yesterday one was introduced in CA. To all, get ready to fight, with civility, reason, and facts. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/TOB/S/2015SB-00668-R00-SB.htm

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The NJ Senate could vote on the assisted suicide bill already passed by that state’s Assembly as early as January 13, 2015. We urge people__especially people from NJ, but anyone from any state who believes the spread of assisted suicide is dangerous public policy and a risk to everyone, everywhere__to contact each Senator, politely asking […]

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If he had had enough votes to pass it, Senate President Stephen Sweeney would surely have called it to the floor yesterday, December 18. According to disability rights activist John Kelly, “The next scheduled voting session of the Senate is January 13, and if Sweeney has the votes by then, it will surely be posted. […]

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Thanks to www.noassistedsuicidenj.org  for this alphabetical list of the New Jersey Senators, with each one’s phone number and email address. http://noassistedsuicidenj.org/images/NJ%20Legislators.pdf Yesterday we stopped calling when we heard that the assisted suicide bill is not posted for debate and a vote on Thursday, December 18.  Since that time, however, we have heard that the bill was […]

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