Please plan to attend our next 38th District Republican Club Meeting on Monday, 9/23/2024, meet and greet at 6pm and meeting start at 630pm at Millville Town Hall on Club House Road in Millville. We will review what we learned from the Primary Election and what we are preparing for the General Election! We will have Trump signs and our statewide candidate signs. Plenty of opportunities to get involved!
Our guest speaker will be Republican candidate for US Congress, John Whalen. Check out John Whalen's platform here. Donyale Hall was originally planning to attend but has another engagement in Wilmington today and not likely to make it on time for our meeting tonight. We wish her well on her other engagements! Can't make the meeting and have questions for John Whalen? Email us your questions here: info@38thdrcp.com
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Governor Carney Vetoes HB 140, Physician Assisted Suicide
Delaware will not soon be joining the ten states that allow assisted suicide after Gov. John Carney today vetoed pending legislation that would have legalized the procedure.
Sponsored by State Rep. Paul Baumbach (D-Newark), the measure would have created a multi-step process allowing Delawareans with a life expectancy of less than six months to obtain and self-administer a lethal dosage of a prescribed drug.
Under the bill, a designated medical professional would have had to confirm that the patient seeking to end his or her life could make an informed, rational, and voluntary decision.
“Over the past several years, I have listened to legislators, advocates, and constituents who have reached out to me and my team to share their views,” Governor Carney wrote in his veto message. “I also followed the action of the Delaware General Assembly, where this legislation passed by just one vote in the House and the Senate. I appreciate the thoughtful consideration of the legislation, and I recognize that the bill's sponsors made compromises in an attempt to limit abuse and protect vulnerable patients. I still don't believe a firm consensus has been reached on what is a very difficult issue—in Delaware or nationally…And although I understand not everyone shares my views, I am fundamentally and morally opposed to state law enabling someone, even under tragic and painful circumstances, to take their own life.”
The Delaware Coalition of Nurse Practitioners supported the measure
“We believe the bill allows dying people to have peace of mind and comfort in a location of their choice during a difficult time,” said a statement issued by the group. “Many nurse practitioners believe this treatment respects patients by allowing them to assert their values and priorities as death approaches.”
However, the American Medical Association opposes physicians facilitating suicide
“Physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer, would be difficult or impossible to control, and would pose serious societal risks. Instead of engaging in assisted suicide, physicians must aggressively respond to the needs of patients at the end of life.”
State Rep. Rich Collins (R-Millsboro) expressed his opposition to the proposal when it was debated in the House in April, saying the option could lead to seniors being coerced into prematurely ending their lives. “I was an insurance agent for 37 years, and I sold life insurance and investments,” he told his colleagues in the chamber. “I had situations during my career where…the children of an older person made it clear they wanted their parents to go because of the money. I have a lot of concerns about some people’s motives.”
Currently, ten states allow medically assisted suicide through statute or court decision: Oregon, Washington, Vermont, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, Maine, Montana, and New Mexico.
Send An Email to Thank Governor Carney
Please take a moment to thank Governor Carney for his veto of HB 140. Email here.
Sample Email: As a physician in Delaware, thank you for your Veto of HB 140, to protect the most vulnerable among us. Physicians should be seen by the public to support life, not take it!
From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Governor!
Michelle Parsons, MD
Rehoboth Beach
Billboards Finalized!
Based on YOUR recommendations, please see our final Billboard selections here. We are close to reaching our goal of displaying all of these signs at 5, yes FIVE locations in the 38th district. Thank you all who have donated and made this possible. If you have not donated to our Billboard sign fund, please consider donating today. We are counting on all of you, thank you!
Volunteer Zoom Meeting Tuesday
Next Election Volunteer and EDC Zoom Meeting Tuesday October 15, 6:30pm. Email me if you can join and I will send you a link. Next 38th District Republican Club meeting is Monday, September 23rd at the Millville Town Hall.
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Upcoming Meetings
38th Club Meeting, Monday, Sept 23rd, 6:30pm, Millville Town Hall, Clubhouse Road
38th Club Meeting, Monday, October 28th, 6:30pm, South Coastal Library, Bethany Beach
General Election, November 5, 2024
38th Club Meeting, November 25th, 6:30pm, South Coastal Library, Bethany Beach
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