Pro-Death Push In Massachusetts

The pro-deather push right now is most pressing in Massachusetts. Here's a good piece explaining things.

BISHOP URGES MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL COMMUNITY TO OPPOSE ASSISTED SUICIDE

Assisted suicide is currently legal in two states– Oregon and Washington–and may have some legal protection in the state of Montana, due to a 2010 court decision.   While doctor-prescribed death is legal in only these two Northwest states, assisted suicide advocates have announced they plan on getting a foothold in the Northeast: in Vermont and Massachusetts. Should they succeed, momentum could leave many other New England states vulnerable.

The most serious and imminent threat is in the form of a ballot initiative in Massachusetts.  Compassion and Choices, operating under the campaign name “Dignity 2012,” must collect almost 70,000 signatures of registered voters before the petition can be presented to the legislature. Lawmakers could either adopt it as a law or let voters decide in the November 2012 general election. more