Oregon and four other states have enacted such laws. Meanwhile, campaigns promoting them are underway in California, Colorado and several East Coast states.
In Maryland, Sen. Ronald Young (R-Frederick Co.) plans to file such legislation in the next few days.
In D.C., a similar bill is already pending. Council member Mary Cheh said the Death with Dignity Act she introduced last month would not allow euthanasia or even doctor assisted suicide.
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8 comments:
About time ,
Stay OUT of people's life/death.
I am all for it. I think we treat our pets better than we treat ourselves. If I knew I would be facing a terminal illness that has no cure and I would be facing a horrible end, I would take the option of death with dignity. I would choose life for as long as possible, but I would like the choice of how I would want to leave this world. No one should be forced to suffer or cause undue financial and emotional hardship on a family.
I support Frank Zappa's position - don't try suicide, you're not going to like it...
I have believed in it since the days of Jack Kavorkian, spelling not sure. Everyone should have the right to die with dignity, and be involved in their decision.
I hope & pray it goes through. I've seen such suffering with
my own loved ones. No one should
have to endure the pain when
leaving here!
The gov't wants to control every aspect of our lives and death. How did we get to this point? Never mind, liberals.
Sorry 10:40 you need to pin most of these "I will tell you how to live" laws on the bible thumpers.
How is it that we can not come up with a fast, humane death serum for lethal injection but there exists a drug that will do just that for the terminally ill?
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