New governor opens door for euthanasia

Democrat Peter Shumlin won the race for governor in Vermont Pro-life groups are getting set for a major battle for life in Vermont.   In November, Democrat Peter Shumlin won the race for governor in Vermont. One of his campaign promises was to promote legislation legalizing assisted suicide. Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition tells OneNewsNow that Shumlin has already started steering the state in that direction.   "He's planning to do so this [legislative] year, in 2011, and he's making a big push," Schadenberg laments.   Major, national assisted-suicide organizations are raising funds for a concentrated push for assisted suicide in Vermont, explains the Coalition spokesman.   "They raised money for the Shumlin campaign; significant dollars were donated to him over this campaign," says Schadenberg. "I think that Vermont has got to be very concerned about what's going on here and open their eyes because they're having something forced down their throats by an outside body -- and they've got a governor [who will] allow it to happen."   Pro-life groups in the state are ready to fight a vigorous battle against it, although financial resources are slim compared to out-of-state assisted suicide money flowing into Vermont. Contact: Charlie Butts Source: OneNewsNow Publish Date: December 11, 2010