NH Senate votes down medical aid in dying proposal Opponents voiced ethical concerns and warned that it could pave the way for future legislation lacking sufficient safeguards. 05/16/2024 - 9:12 am | View Link
NH Senate puts end to medical aid in dying bill for 2024, despite tearful testimony Supporters of medical aid in dying in NH have lost the fight in 2024, after sharing stories of family members going through traumatic deaths. 05/16/2024 - 5:16 am | View Link
Senate kills bill allowing medical aid in dying The New Hampshire Senate voted down a bill that would have allowed medical aid in dying on Thursday, taking away the opportunity for terminally ill individuals to end their suffering through ... 05/16/2024 - 4:33 am | View Link
Medical-aid-in-dying bill clears one legislative hurdle; retired Cape doctor is advocate The End of Life Options Act would allow terminally ill patients, who have six months or less to live, to request medication to die peacefully.. 05/10/2024 - 9:01 pm | View Link
Lawmakers confident in changes to Medical Aid in Dying as session comes to a close But recent changes to the law, including the provision that would ensure physicians’ ability to decline to offer the medication, pushed the physician group to flip its stance, Cohen said, adding that ... 05/8/2024 - 10:33 pm | View Link
“Democratic senators who represent presidential battlegrounds agree with President Biden — polls showing him trailing former President Trump in those key states are wrong,” Axios reports.
“The skepticism is especially notable because a number of Democrats from those states have a polling lead over their Republican opponents in pivotal Senate races.”
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), without evidence, accused President Biden in a Fox News interview of being “jacked up” and using “injections” in order to appear “coherent.”
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who has been floated as a possible running mate for Donald Trump, refused to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 presidential election and repeated conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, the New York Times reports.
He deflected follow-up questions by falsely claiming that Hillary Clinton had denied her loss in 2016.
Sen. J. D. Vance (R-OH), rumored to be one of Donald Trump’s vice-presidential contenders, told CBS News that the U. S “could learn from” some decisions made by authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, including controversial policies related to dealing with dissidents at universities.
Said Vance: “On the university principle, the idea that taxpayers should have some influence in how their money is spent at these universities, it’s a totally reasonable thing, and I do think that he’s made some smart decisions there that we could learn from in the United States.”
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) brushed off the recent polls showing President Biden’s slight lead over former President Trump in his home state of Wisconsin, noting he does not trust early polling, The Hill reports.
Said Johnson: “Well, as somebody who has run statewide three times and seeing polls wildly incorrect, all three times, I just would not trust the early polls.