Posts Tagged ‘assisted suicide’
Governor Carney Vetoes Assisted Suicide Measure
Governor John Carney has vetoed House Bill 140, which would have permitted a terminally ill adult individual who is a resident of the First State the option to request and self-administer medication to end that individual’s live in a humane and dignified manner. Delaware Senate leadership is disappointed in the Governor’s veto of the measure…
Read MoreMaryland House of Delegates Approves Aid-in-Dying Bill
Maryland’s House of Delegates has approved an aid-in-dying bill. The legislation would allow terminally ill patients to obtain life ending drugs if a doctor finds they have six months or less to live. The patient would have to make three requests for life ending treatment, both oral and written. The “Life Ending Options Act” also…
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