MA PAS – Where are we?
The Joint Committee on Public Health again reported out favorably the two versions of An Act Relative to End of Life Options, H.2246 and S.1331, as happened last session. Unlike…
Category: MA PAS legislation
Pre Register for Hearing October 20
A hearing for the assisted suicide (death-on-demand) bill is scheduled for this Friday, October 20 from 9 am to 2 pm. Join us – and bring your rosary! Not planning…
PAS Hearing Expected Soon
Joint Committee of Public Health Top: Senate Chair Julian Cyr and Vice Chair Jacob Oliveira Bottom: House Chair Marjorie Decker and Vice Chair Sally Kerans Hearings for the assisted suicide…
Paving the Way to Euthanasia – Part 2
Part 1 reviewed the truly compassionate Saikewics (1977) and tragically dangerous Brophy (1986) decisions that Justice Elspeth Cypher cites in her concurring opinion. She agrees that providing a lethal dose…
Paving the Way to Euthanasia – Part 1
As noted in a previous post, promoters of doctor-assisted suicide have changed the language in the 2023 bill to remove anything that may have provided some kind of conscience protection.…
The Newest PAS Bill Has Even More Attacks on Clinicians with Consciences
One of the first major bills introduced into the Massachusetts 2023-2024 legislative session is An Act Relative to End of Life Options. Its early designation is SD265. Joanne Comerford introduced…
PAS in 2023
With a governor openly in support of PAS and a court decision that directs this issue to the legislature, this next legislative session will be our hardest battle yet. The…
State Senate Discussing PAS
Last month, the Statehouse News Service reported on the progress Compassion and Choices in making in Massachusetts. “Buoyed by what they describe as the highest number of lawmakers in support…
Nature and dignity 