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