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More Good News: Scottish Parliament Kills Assisted Suicide Bill

Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2015 | Comments Off

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

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Lawmakers ignore abuse and lack of protections; S.108 signed into law May 20

Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2015 | Comments Off

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 […]

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Talking About Death and Dying: A Case for Denial

Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2015 | Comments Off

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 […]

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The slippery slope is now an ice slope

Posted in Uncategorized on May 1, 2015 | Comments Off

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 […]

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Sixty Legislators Make Valiant Effort to Repeal Act 39

Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2015 | Comments Off

Sixty Vermont Legislators who voted to repeal Act 39 today will be able to sleep knowing they did the right thing to protect vulnerable Vermonters. Rep. Paul Poirier (I-Barre) co-sponsor of the amendment to repeal Act 39, made an impassioned plea on behalf of disabled Vermonters, noting the uniform opposition of the disability community to […]

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Act 39 Proponents Ignore Uniform Opposition of Disability Rights Groups

Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2015 | Comments Off

True Dignity is privileged to share this excellent, heartfelt piece written by Meghan Schrader, part time resident of Waitsfield, Vermont: I would like to express my disillusionment with the Democratic representation in Vermont and elsewhere of disabled people like me. For years, Democrats have been leaders in civil rights movements such as women’s rights, racial […]

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“Repeal the Sunset” Bill Moves Out of Committee

Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2015 | Comments Off

The House Human Services Committee this afternoon voted to approve S.108, the bill that calls for the repeal of the “sunset provision” in Act 39 (not to be confused with a wholesale repeal of Act 39). It is expected that the bill will be debated on the House floor next week, possibly Wednesday. “Repealing the […]

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