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Second Thoughts CT Protests Conflation of Assisted Suicide and Abortion Issues

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In response to a rally sponsored by the Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference, Second Thoughts Connecticut held a counter protest objecting to the Catholic group’s linking of support for pregnancy care centers with opposition to assisted suicide. According to Second Thoughts CT’s press release: Stephen Mendelsohn, a member of Second Thoughts Connecticut, said, “By mixing … Continue reading Second Thoughts CT Protests Conflation of Assisted Suicide and Abortion Issues →

Joan Cavanagh: State needs health care, not “death with dignity”

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[Published in the CTPost on April 1, 2021, and New Haven Register April 3.] State needs health care, not “death with dignity” Joan Cavanagh Apr 1, 2021 Anyone who has been with loved ones facing serious, painful illness will empathize deeply with the testimonies in Ed Stannard’s Sunday, March 21 article. I have. And I … Continue reading Joan Cavanagh: State needs health care, not “death with dignity” →

Second Thoughts Connecticut Press Release: Assisted Suicide Is Bad Medicine

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:                                                                    Cathy Ludlum                         860-649-7110                               cathyludlum@cox.net Stephen Mendelsohn              860-827-8003 (best after 5:30)     smendelsohn5845@att.net Second Thoughts Connecticut Website:   https://sites.google.com/site/secondthoughtsconnecticut/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecondThoughtsConnecticut Twitter:     https://twitter.com/2ndThoughtsCT Assisted Suicide Is Bad Medicine. How Can Legislators Represent Us If They Cannot Talk to Us? January 11, 2021 (Manchester, CT) – People with disabilities fear for their lives during the … Continue reading Second Thoughts Connecticut Press Release: Assisted Suicide Is Bad Medicine →

VICTORY IN CT! Second Thoughts CT leads successful effort to stop assisted suicide bill in committee

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For the 5th time in 7 years, disability rights advocates, led by Second Thoughts CT , have thwarted a Connecticut bill – this time it was HB 5898 – to legalize assisted suicide. Not Dead Yet provided testimony and social media support, and New England Regional Director John Kelly joined the radio show “The Full … Continue reading VICTORY IN CT! Second Thoughts CT leads successful effort to stop assisted suicide bill in committee →

Cathy Ludlum: “We will be the collateral damage” of assisted suicide

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PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE Testimony regarding HB 5898 An Act Concerning Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Patients March 18, 2019 Senator Abrams, Rep. Steinberg, and members of the Public Health Committee: My name is Cathy Ludlum, and I am one of the leaders of Second Thoughts Connecticut, a group of people with disabilities and allies … Continue reading Cathy Ludlum: “We will be the collateral damage” of assisted suicide →