The Vermont Senate today gave final legislative approval to S108, a bill that supports the 2013 End of Life Choice law. During the legislative process the House and Senate both rejected proposals to repeal the law.
Dick Walters, President of Patient Choices Vermont, said, "I'm proud to live in a state that respects the right of terminally-ill people to have end of life choice. After 12 years of grassroots advocacy in favor of this law, we can now say with real confidence that the debate is over and this law is here to stay."
Linda Waite Simpson, the Vermont director of Compassion and Choices, said, "Today marks a victory for Vermonters who overwhelmingly believe in the option of death with dignity for people who face unbearable suffering at the end of their life. By preserving the first death-with-dignity law enacted by a legislature, our elected leaders have affirmed that it is the right law with the right balance of freedoms and protections for Vermont."
Source: Necrason Group, PLLC 5.7.2015