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By Catholic News Service Editor’s note. This appeared in the Catholic Philly. TRENTON, N.J. (CNS) — The Catholic bishops of New Jersey have added their voices to those of other Catholic Church leaders around the nation in opposing an abortion advocacy ad campaign by a...
An important victory that bolsters opposition nationwide Trenton, NJ - “The New Jersey Alliance Against Doctor-Prescribed Suicide applauds the New Jersey Senate for recognizing the dangers to older people and those with disabilities and allowing S 382, legislation to...
By Dave Andrusko As National Right to Life’s Department of Medical Ethics has repeatedly warned, pro-assisted suicide forces have been emboldened by their victory in California. Having been barely staved off in 2015, Compassion and Choices is back at it again in New...
By Rachel Leigh In the ethnically diverse city of Paterson, New Jersey, a brand new pregnancy center opened its doors Oct. 25. Paterson has a rich history as the nation’s first planned industrial city, but today struggles with the challenges of high unemployment, drug...
By Jennifer Popik, J.D., Legislative Counsel, NRLC’s Powell Center for Medical Ethics In the fight against the spread of doctor-prescribed suicide, one battleground state has put the brakes on this dangerous measure – for now. After an emotional day of...
By John Kelly, New England coordinator - disability rights group Not Dead Yet. The New Jersey state Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee passed its assisted suicide bill, S382, out of committee on December 15th. Senate President and...
By Jennifer Popik, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics New Jersey State Senator Joseph Vitale (D-Middlesex), the powerful chairman of the Senate Health Committee who had been the prime sponsor of a doctor-prescribed suicide bill, announced that he has...
By Burke J. Balch, J.D., director, National Right to Life’s Powell Center for Medical Ethics On November 13, 2014, the lower house of New Jersey’s legislature voted 43 to 31 to legalize doctor-prescribed suicide. The bill may yet be stopped in the state senate...
WASHINGTON – The New Jersey Assembly today voted to legalize doctor-prescribed suicide in the state. The so-called "Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act" passed the Assembly 41-31 and now goes to the state Senate for consideration. Governor Chris Christie...
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,”...