Physician Assisted Suicide Bills Will Be Heard This Week

Senate Bill 25 and House Bill 1054 seek to legalize physician assisted suicide.   Any law allowing assisted suicide would demean the lives of vulnerable patients and expose them to exploitation by those who feel they are better off dead. Such a policy would corrupt the medical profession, whose ethical code calls on physicians to serve life and never to kill.  The voiceless or marginalized in our society - the poor, the frail elderly, and racial minorities would be the first to feel pressure to die. The Colorado Catholic Conference OPPOSES SB 25 and HB 1054. SB 25 will be heard in the Senate State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Wednesday, February 3 at 1:30 p.m., in Senate Committee Room 356.  Committee listed below. HB 1054 will be heard in the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, February 4th at 1:30 p.m., in House Committee Room 271.  Committee listed below. Please contact your State Representative and State Senator as well as the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and ask them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 25 & House Bill 1054 which would legalize physician assisted suicide in Colorado. To see a video from Archbishop Aquila and get more information on physician assisted suicide, please CLICK HERE         In Spanish please CLICK HERE To see a video from Bishop Sheridan and get more information on physician assisted suicide, please CLICK HERE TO FIND YOUR LEGISLATOR CLICK HERE TO READ SB 25 CLICK HERE TO READ HB 1054 CLICK HERESENATE  STATE VETERANS & MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Sen. Ray Scott   R      SD 7     Chair 303-866-3077 ray.scott.senate@state.co.us   Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg   R     SD 1     Vice-Chair 303-866-6360 senatorsonnenberg@gmail.com   Sen. Owen Hill R        SD 10 303-866-2737 owen.hill.senate@state.co.us   Sen. Matt Jones  D     SD17 303-866-5291 senatormattjones@gmail.com   Sen. Jessie Ulibarri  D     SD 21 303-866-4857 jessie.ulibarri.senate@state.co.us   CONTACT INFORMATION FOR HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Rep. Daniel Kagan           D            HD 3       Chair 303-866-2921 repkagan@gmail.com   Rep. Pete Lee                    D            HD 18     Vice Chair 303-866-2932 pete.lee.house@state.co.us   Rep. Terri Carver                              R             HD 20 303-866-2191 terri.carver.house@state.co.us   Rep. Lois Court                  D            HD 6 303-866-2967 lois.court.house@state.co.us   Rep. Tim Dore                    R             HD 64 303-866-2398 tim.dore.house@state.co.us   Rep. Mike Foote                D            HD 12 303-866-2920 mike.foote.house@state.co.us   Rep. Polly Lawrence        R             HD 39 303-866-2935 polly.lawrence.house@state.co.us   Rep. Paul Lundeen           R             HD 19 303-866-2924 paul.lundeen.house@state.co.us   Rep. Jovan Melton           D            HD 41 303-866-2919 jovan.melton.house@state.co.us   Rep. Joe Salazar               D            HD 31 303-866-2918 joseph.salazar.house@state.co.us   Rep. Yeulin Willett             R             HD 54 303-866-2583 yeulin.willett.house@state.co.us