Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare

Dear VAEH supporter, The 2008 Vermont legislative session is over.  The Death With Dignity folks were unable to introduce a new bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide this year because that bill was defeated in the first year of the biennium.  The VAEH and several of its … [Read more...]

Dear VAEH Supporter, Though the sound defeat of the Physician-Assisted Suicide bill on the floor of the VT House last spring took the urgent pressure off the PAS issue, it has not gone away.  We need to continue vigilance.  In addition, we need to work on the alternative, … [Read more...]

The Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare issues occasional email newsletters containing updates and alerts regarding PAS in Vermont along with national and international information. Newsletter #41, February 2007 Newsletter #42, February 20, 2007 Newsletter #43, March … [Read more...]

Dear Supporters of VAEH, Great news to report! After H-44 passed through the House Human Services Committee (7-4) and the House Judiciary Committee (6-4-1), it was taken up on the House floor today, and it was defeated, soundly defeated. There was long and strong debate all … [Read more...]

Dear VAEH Supporter: Things are moving fast with H-44 in Montpelier. The House Human Services Committee held both public and invited hearings last week. I was very pleased with the turnout at the public hearing (the "yellow stickers" outnumbered the "green stickers" by 2 to … [Read more...]