Opinion | Virginia's lawmakers were right to reject assisted suicide

Feb 16, 2023 View Original Article
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    55% ReliableFair

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"One week after a Virginia Senate subcommittee voted across party lines to reject a bill that sought to legalize assisted suicide, the Alzheimer's Association terminated its brief educational relationship with Compassion & Choices, the leading proponent of assisted suicide, or, as advocates brand it, medical aid in dying."
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"One item that seems realistic is to raise the wage cap from $160,200 to President Biden's favorite number of $400,000."
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"That would certainly meet the transfer-of-wealth goal that would delight progressives and meet a goal that Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) proposes to tax as many people as possible."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

33% : One week after a Virginia Senate subcommittee voted across party lines to reject a bill that sought to legalize assisted suicide, the Alzheimer's Association terminated its brief "educational" relationship with Compassion & Choices, the leading proponent of assisted suicide, or, as advocates brand it, medical aid in dying.

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