National groups on both sides of the debate are watching Vermont closely to see whether it will follow Oregon and Washington which enacted physician-assisted suicide laws. Rita Marker, executive director of the Ohio-based Patients Rights Council which opposes the measure, said of national supporters, “They’re trying to gain a foothold in the Northeast.” The Oregon-based Death with Dignity National Center has pledged $100,000 to support the proposal
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“‘Death with dignity’ debate likely to be emotional”
February 20, 2011
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