For more information, see the full announcement here . The Pain Relief Promotion Act is at a crucial turning point. We need members immediately to write to both Dr. Tom Reardon of the AMA and Senator Orrin Hatch, who chairs the Senate committee where the bill is being considered. Sample letters making the needed crucial points are provided here . You can paraphrase them or use them verbatim.
Time is the most important factor.
These two key individuals need to hear from us now. The Annual PCC Spring Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 1 at the Sheraton Airport Hilton in Portland. The nationally-known hospice director, Dr. Walter Hunter, will be the keynote speaker. For more information, see the full announcement here . We have released a press release about a failed assisted-suicide attempt in Oregon.