The Connecticut Public Health Committee at the State Capitol has raised a bill regarding Physician-Assisted Suicide in Connecticut. While the raised bill has no language yet, it is expected to mirror the Oregon (1994) and Washington State (2008) legislation which attempts to make it appear a “merciful act” to terminate the life of a dying human being. Nothing could be further from the truth—or from Catholic moral teaching. It only requires public relations and weasel-wording to twist the truth. Catholics need to know that our Catholic Bishops of Connecticut, along with members of the health care community and those representing the elderly and disabled strongly oppose this legislation.

The Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference is asking you to sign a petition to urge the members of the Public Health Committee to reject any legislation authorizing physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in Connecticut. The facts on PAS can be found on the Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference's website at www.ctcatholic.org/Assisted-Suicide.php. Please forward this information to your friends. Urge them to sign the petition and join the Connecticut Catholic Legislative Network. To sign the petition, please go: to: http://www.votervoice.net/link/target/ctcc/gG2W6324.aspx