To the best of my knowledge, there are four states threatened with legalized assisted suicide this year: Hawaii, California, Arizona, and Vermont. Good news from the Aloha State: A committee has turned thumbs down on legalization. It isn’t over yet, but it seems highly unlikely at this point that the bill will be able to move forward. Now, if we can get the same result in California…Speaking of which: Here is a fair story about yesterday’s committee hearing on the pending California legislation.
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