The Roman Catholic Church of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Rev. Msgr. Randall J. Vashon, Pastor
Rev. Edmund A. Luciano III, K.H.S., Parochial Vicar
Rev. Andrew Smith, O.S.B., Weekend Assistant
Deacon Patrick J. Cline
Deacon Gerard Sims
Mrs. Christina Blalock, Director of Sacred Music
Mrs. Karen Dill, Director, Office of Catechetical Formation
Mr. Sean O’Brien, Youth Ministry Leader
Mr. Mark LaFleur, Director of St. Bernard Cemetery and Mausoleums
Ms. Ginny Hayden, Parish Office Manager and Assistant to the Pastor
Mr. William Chmielewski, Director of Maintenance

Action Alert

The Assisted Suicide bill (A1504) could be posted for a vote in the full Assembly as early as Thursday, September 27, 2018. The bill would allow physicians to prescribe drugs to end the lives of terminally ill individuals considered to have six months to live. The facts are clear – in California, in Vermont and in Oregon – states that have passed assisted suicide bills – insurance companies have denied individuals expensive healthcare coverage but offered them low cost drugs to end their life.

In an era of cost control and managed care, patients with lingering illnesses may be branded as a financial liability for the insurance company, and decisions to encourage death could be driven by reducing costs.

Please contact your state legislators and tell them that you oppose A1504/S1072.

Visit: https://njcatholic.org/faith-in-action