For those who are following the physician assisted suicide bill (HB 6425) that has again surfaced in the Connecticut legislature, it is scheduled for a hearing this coming Friday, Feb 26th. This is a Zoom meeting and not in person. The latest statistics are that 7,523 deaths have occurred in Connecticut related to the global pandemic, yet in the midst of this, the proponents of this dangerous legislation, which has failed year after year, chose to capitalize on the paralysis in our state to push their deadly agenda. Members of the committee, and other proponents of physician assisted suicide, who would see the deaths in CT go even higher as a result of this bill, know very well that by denying the right of individuals, especially the disabled, to voice their opposition in person because of the pandemic restrictions, they create an unfair advantage and are more than willing to exploit it. If ever one needed an example of discrimination toward the disabled population, this is it. Please let your state senator and representative know of your opposition. Write the members of the public health committee to say no also. Health committee email addresses at: https://www.cga.ct.gov/ph/ Send testimony to: phtestimony@cga.ct.gov

 1/16/2021

If you are a resident of Connecticut and have been aware of the past attempts by the General Assembly to pass legislation legalizing physician assisted suicide (PAS) you will know that we have been able to get this dangerous bill rejected since 2013.

Now in the midst of a global pandemic, they are attempting to ramrod it through again but even quicker.  It is on the public health committee’s agenda Wednesday the 20th for a vote to bring it to a public hearing.

The BIG issue is that they want to have a public hearing but not with the public physically present, but via virtual means.

They know full well that the presence of many, many people present in person, including many representing the disabled community, who are opposed to this have been the reason it has always died in committee.  Now they want to take advantage of the paralysis that is present due to the pandemic and get this passed.

If you are a citizen of Connecticut, TODAY email your local representative and senator to urge stopping these virtual hearings for non-essential bills.  Also email the members of the committee to say the same thing.

Public Health Committee:

https://www.cga.ct.gov/ph/2019-2021%20Committee%20Members.pdf

Don’t delay in this.  Time is precious and they are anxious and aggressive to take advantage of all of us.  Someone once said “never let a crisis go to waste” and they are heeding that advice.  

Jack