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Medical Societies Speak Out on Proposed Aid-in-Dying Bills

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The bill, they argue, “would force doctors to make subjective value judgments about the quality of a patient’s life,” according to an Associated Press report. Vermont, Oregon, Washington, and Montana, along with California, have passed such bills.). A similar bill is under consideration in the New York state legislature.

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Railroad Group Says Oil Shipments Hurting Passengers

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The route covers a sparsely populated region of the country (including North Dakota and Montana) where people have limited transit options, according to the group. A recent State Department report on the pipeline’s potential environmental impact failed to significantly change the political dynamics around the issue.