Death With Dignity

Removing the residency requirement has brought an influx of out-of-state interest to Vermont's program.

If you live in Vermont, and you have a terminal illness, where and when you die could be up to you. Charlie Bestard of Hartland asked Brave Little State about the state’s medical aid in dying law: How many Vermonters have used it, and how does the medical establishment view it?

The Senate passed over more controversial items on its agenda Wednesday morning, including a bill that would allow child care workers to unionize and the…

After a lengthy debate that got personal at times, the Vermont Senate on Tuesday postponed final action on a bill that allows terminally ill patients to…

As members of the Senate Health Care Committee struggled to find a political path forward to salvage an end-of-life bill, they ejected reporters and…

A key panel is sending to the House floor legislation that would require labels on genetically modified food sold in Vermont.The House Judiciary Committee…

The Vermont House is expected to give final approval to a bill that would allow Vermont doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients…

At the Statehouse today, lawmakers are spending much of their time on the House and Senate floor debating a slew of bills. The only thing that’s certain,…

It promises to be another busy week at the Statehouse. As the House and Senate burn down the clock on the 2013 legislative session, lawmakers will spend a…

House committees are rewriting a bill about end-of-life care that the Senate previously scaled back.The House Human Services Committee voted seven-to-four…