ADVISORY: Lieut. Gov. Brian Dubie Invites Vermont Center for Independent Living to Voice Concerns About H.168
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Martha Hanson , (802) 828-2226
April 12,2005
MONTPELIER--It is estimated that one in five Vermonters lives with a significant disability; the Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL) serves 1,900 of those Vermonters yearly.
Lieut. Governor Dubie said, “Representatives of VCIL have expressed their grave concerns about H.168,” a bill that would allow a physician to provide a terminally ill patient with a lethal dose of medication. “I have invited them to share my office, for the purpose of voicing those concerns.”
“Vermonters who live with disabilities are our brothers and sisters, our mothers and fathers, our neighbors, friends and co-workers,” said Dubie. “They deserve to be heard.”
