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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Ind. Gov't. - Some upcoming interim legislative meetings

The Environmental Quality Service Council is meeting tomorrow. As I noted in this entry, "The influential EQSC is where much of the environmental policy is made in Indiana." Tomorrow's meeting will be on energy production from clean coal, landfill gas, ethanol, waste tires, etc. See the agenda here. See the minutes from the 9/13/05 meeting on CAFOs here.

As noted in this editorial in today's Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, the Probate Code Study Commission will meet next Thursday, October 6th. From today's editorial:

The commission, which is entrusted to shape laws that guide people and families in a morally difficult issue, doesn’t pass legislation; however, its recommendations will get serious consideration from the General Assembly. Ultimately, the commission should protect people’s right to determine their fate, whether that is communicated in writing or from a person legally designated to make the decision. * * *

Because medical science’s ability to sustain life is expanding, Hoosiers more than ever ought to have the right to determine the conditions under which they want to live if they weren’t able to communicate those wishes during a medical crisis. This should include a persistent vegetative state, when the quality of life is an issue for some people. And it’s their choice. Not the legislature’s.

Here is a Louisville Courier Journal report on last month's Commission meeting.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 28, 2005 08:22 AM
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