The Virginia Alliance Against Assisted Suicide
Personal stories about assisted suicide published in op-eds, letters to the editor and other news-related items:
No medically assisted death in Virginia
We’ve all known people whose final days were marked by pain and distress. We shouldn’t be complacent about these things, but hastening death is not the answer. We do not need a self-killing-with-medications law in Virginia.
Bill Fertig: Oppose Assisted Suicide Legislation in Virginia
The choice of suicide over life, regardless of the difficulties, is always tragic. Often, victims do not consider or tend to undervalue the positive influence that their lives can have on others. At onetime, I personally considered ending it all. – By: Bill Fertig
Tom Steffens: Legalizing Assisted Suicide Risks Harm to Veterans
I see this same principle alive across our commonwealth as civil society and our public servants work tirelessly to support our 700,000 veterans every day. Despite that extraordinary effort, we all know that the men and women who valiantly served our country are at a higher risk for suicide.