The editorial in italics below appeared in the Orleans County Record on January 7, 2012. Here’s the link:http://orleanscountyrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=33&ArticleID=18291&TM=79119.19. Keep Door Closed With the regularity of a metronome, Sen. Ginny Lyons, D-Chittenden opens each new legislative session riding her hobby horse, a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide. We oppose the notion on practical grounds. We see […]
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Another Vermont Newspaper, the Orleans County Record, Comes Out against Assisted Suicide
Posted in Editorials, Vermont on January 8, 2012 | Comments Off
Montpelier’s Newspaper, The Bridge, Opposes Legalizing Assisted Suicide
Posted in Editorials, Vermont on December 18, 2011 | Comments Off
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, […]
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