Gov. John Lynch signed legislation yesterday that makes end-of-life care decisions easier in New Hampshire.
"The bill is going to make it easier for people to plan for and make known their end-of-life decisions,"said his press secretary, Pam Walsh.
The new law updates state laws on advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care. The law takes effect Jan. 1.
Lynch okays new end-of-life care rules
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Protection from making unpopular decisions is one thing, but being aware and heeding "the will of the people" in following our constitutional provisions first and foremost is why they are there, and those rulings are not so difficult since our constitution is very clear, short and to the point in most of the recent unpopular decisions which have been vehemently protested (both the Teri Schiavo matter and Kelo, both major abridges of the constitutional in the value and sanctity of "life" be it a "newborn disabled child" or a "breathing yet severely impaired" adult, no one has a right to take a life that is not being kept "alive" by machines. That judge committed "murder," in the name of the law, and soon it will be the insurance companies that determine who lives and dies in this country, or spouses such as Mr. Schiavo, whose main concern was getting on with his new life, and the insurance proceeds he would be gaining in the process.
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Hmmm. Residents of Maine must pass through New Hampshire en route to the United States. Now it's not safe. They'll have to fly out or take a lengthy detour out to sea.