For those who are terminally ill, according to Bluestein, moving to another state is an enormous — and potentially impossible — undertaking.
Terminally ill woman, Middlebury doctor sue Vermont over aid-in-dying law’s residency requirement
Tag: Act 39
Walkerman & Callinan: Empowering patients at the end of life — S.74
S.74 would alleviate some of the pain and suffering endured by Vermonters who are severely ill and trying to avail themselves of the option of medical aid in dying.
Final Reading: Mute yourself
The speaker was attempting to explain the effect a yay or nay vote would have on an amendment to H.157, a bill creating a registry for contractors, when she was interrupted by a stray “Oh, shit!”
Vermont lawmakers are considering changes to the state’s aid-in-dying law. A former colleague, now terminally ill, says they’re necessary.
Advocates say the current waiting periods and in-person requirements make the process unnecessarily onerous for patients at the end of their lives.
Westminster West man at peace with his end-of-life decision
With chronic illness that is not terminal, David Price is unable to obtain prescription drugs to hasten his death. But he has deliberately planned his death after consulting with doctors, his therapist and members of the clergy.
Groups Praise Dismissal of Lawsuit to Undermine Vermont Patient End-of-Life Law
News Release -- Compassion & Choices and Patient Choices Vermont April 6, 2017 Media Contacts: Sean Crowley, 202.495.8520, [email protected] Betsy Walkerman, 802-448-0542, [email protected] Judge Affirms Doctors Must Advise Dying Patients […]
Linda Waite-Simpson: Question Supreme Court nominee on aid in dying laws
Those who support medical aid in dying must direct energy and resources to ensure that Congress and our nation’s highest court do not reverse hard-won progress toward compassion and dignity at life’s end.
Betsy Walkerman End-of-life choice is a life-giving treatment
Medical aid in dying put my father in charge when there were decisions to be made about various procedures and treatments specifically because he had an alternative other than debilitating suffering.
Diana Barnard: End-of-life law working as intended
As a palliative care physician what I want most for my patients is to have access to the best possible medical care that honors individual patient experience; an approach that maximizes quality of life, fully addresses suffering, and hence decreases the need for Act 39.
Rumble Strip Vermont: Life’s last chapter
In 2015, Bill Morancy elected to use Vermont's Patient Choice and Control at End of Life Act, or Act 39, to end his life, and he asked his best friend to help him. This is their story.
Vermont End-of-Life Choice Law Working Well at the Three-Year Mark
News Release — Patient Choices Vermont May 20, 2016 Contact: Betsy Walkerman (802) 448-0542 www.PatientChoices.org A Growing Number of Terminally-Ill Vermonters Using the Law Montpelier, VT-- End-of-life choice advocates today […]
Senate approves extension of physician-assisted suicide provisions
The Vermont Senate passed a bill Thursday that retains two sections of the state’s physician-assisted suicide law that were set to expire July 1, 2016. In 2013, the Legislature passed […]
