The House and Senate bills to legalize assisted suicide are not moving. Senator Richard Sears (D. Bennington), who opposes legalization, is the chair of the Judiciary Committee, to which the Senate bill was referred last year. He has refused pressure to hold hearings on the bill and has so far successfully fought off efforts to […]
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Update on the Fight against Assisted Suicide in Vermont: So Far, So Good.
Posted in Updates on February 23, 2012 | Comments Off
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