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 Act now: contact the House Judiciary Committee to oppose HB 1283. HB 1283, relative to end of life options, would implement state sanctioned suicide for those facing an illness which a physician has predicted would be terminal within 6 months. After a public hearing on February 7th, HB 1283 has been scheduled for an executive session on Thursday, February 15th, as early as 10:00am, in the Legislative Office Building, room 205-207. During the public hearing, we heard strong testimonies in opposition to HB 1283 from members of the disability, suicide prevention, and brain injury communities, faith leaders, and more. Check out the highlights on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and share to amplify these voices! We also heard alarming testimony in support of the bill, with outrageous claims such as those who choose natural death die without dignity, and suicide itself, even in healthy individuals, can be a good and peaceful thing. It is of vital importance that the Judiciary Committee hear from us on the dangers of state-sanctioned suicide. Although the bill contains what some may feel are “reasonable” restrictions, we only need look to Canada, where over 4% of the population used state-sanctioned suicide to end their own lives in 2022, to see how ever-broadening criteria can lead to alarming numbers of assisted suicide deaths and normalize state-sponsored end of life measures. Also, a physician’s prognosis is by definition a medical prediction, not a firm determination. No one can know with 100% certainty the actual future course of an individual’s medical condition. WHAT YOU CAN DO: We urge you to contact the House Judiciary Committee to register your opposition to the bill, and urge them to vote ITL on HB 1283. You can find contact info for the members here or email the full committee at HouseJudiciaryCommittee@leg.state.nh.us. During an executive session, the committee will vote to recommend the bill as OTP (ought to pass) or ITL (inexpedient to legislate). There is no opportunity for public testimony during this session. Assisted suicide should never be a course of action the state should sanction. Caring, not killing, is the right approach when we’re faced with a physician’s prognosis that our illness is terminal or any distressing life situation. EMAIL THE COMMITTEE Thank you for supporting Cornerstone with your donation |
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