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By Massachusetts Citizens for Life The other side came with a group of out-of-town hired guns and a large group of supporters to fill the seats. Our side came prepared to give testimony that was by turns logical and touching, that dealt with science and the law, and...
Editor’s note. This appears on the blog of Right to Life of Michigan. Last week State Rep. Tom Cochran introduced a bill that would legalize doctor-prescribed suicide in Michigan. Rep. Cochran cites years as a professional medic and what he believes are the realities...
Editor’s note. The following comes from Massachusetts Citizens for Life, NRLC’s state affiliate. The doctor-prescribed suicide bill, H 1991, must be voted by the Health Care Committee by Thursday, June 30. At this point, the House and Senate Chairs are the key people,...
By Jennifer Popik, JD, and Burke Balch, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics While four states have affirmatively legalized the dangerous practice of doctor-prescribed suicide, and legislative efforts continue to expand that number, an even greater threat may...
By Jeffrey D. Meister, director of Administration and Legislation, Maryland Right to Life After intense effort by Maryland Right to Life and coalition partners throughout Maryland, the Senate sponsor of Doctor-Prescribed Suicide, Senator Ron Young, chose to withdraw...
By Jennifer Popik, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics After last year’s unprecedented number of bills attempting to legalize assisting suicide, 2016 is again shaping up to be an active year on the euthanasia front. Despite last year’s major setback when...
By Jennifer Popik, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics On June 26, 2014, the New Jersey Assembly adjourned without voting on a proposal to legalize doctor-prescribed suicide “after the sponsor said he could not find enough votes to get it passed,”...
By Jennifer Popik, J.D., Legislative Counsel, NRLC’s Powell Center for Medical Ethics The New Jersey Assembly Health Committee was slated to consider a dangerous doctor prescribed suicide measure (A2270) June 5. Despite a failed effort to advance the same bill...
Editor’s note. The following comes from the Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare. On May 20, 2014, twelve full months after enactment of Act 39, no one in Vermont has used the law to end their own life, despite claims from proponents that such a law was...
HB5326 Would Bring Doctor-Prescribed Suicide to Connecticut HARTFORD – At a press conference Wednesday, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy distanced himself from legislation that would legalize doctor-prescribed death in the state. HB5326, which will be the...