Despite backing from the governor, the bill to provide an Oregon-style assisted suicide law in Vermont appears slim this year. The bill’s opponents include the Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care and the Vermont Center for Independent Living. Senate leader John Campbell, D-Windsor, said he didn’t think there could be sufficient assurances that a terminally ill patient opting to end his or her life was making a sound decision without influence.
Burlington Free Press
“Physician-assisted death bill introduced but with slim prospects this year”
February 18, 2011
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