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Physician Assisted Suicide Bill Considered in Vermont

By Pat Bradley

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Montpelier, VT – The Vermont House Human Services Committee will begin hearing testimony Friday on the Patient Choice and Control at End of Life Act . It's also referred to as the Death with Dignity or Physician-assisted Suicide Act. It's been before the legislature for five years, but advocates believe there is momentum for passage this session. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.