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Posted on January 21, 2023January 20, 2023

MA SJC Decision – OK If Terminally Ill

On Saturday, December 19, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court released its decision in Kligler v. Healy – the assisted suicide case. As I posted previously, only Christopher P. Schandevel…

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Posted on January 14, 2023January 14, 2023

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…

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Posted on January 11, 2023January 13, 2023

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…

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Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022

Assisted Suicide Moving Towards Passage?

MA bill in Health Care Finance Atty Gen Healy signals support Court oral arguments OR removes residency requirement Once again, the Joint Committee on Public Health has advanced the assisted…

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Posted on February 5, 2022February 5, 2022

Assisted Suicide and Conscience Protection

This is an article I wrote that was published in the Catholic Free Press on December 31, 2021. Yesterday was the legislative reporting deadline. Last year the bill was sent…

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Posted on July 9, 2021July 17, 2021

Airing Sunday on WQPH

Dr. Mark Rollo has an outstanding radio program on medical ethics that airs every Sunday on WQPH. I had the great honor and pleasure of appearing with him to discuss…

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Posted on April 15, 2021April 24, 2021

Assisted Suicide Threat, Again

New Mexico legalized assisted suicide, making it the 11th jurisdiction in the US to do so. Compassion & Choices named Massachusetts as its next target, along with Nevada. The bills(S.1384…

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