Should Massachusetts Allow Assisted Suicide?
It's one question voters will weigh in November.
Should terminally ill patients be allowed to be given a lethal drugs at their request?
That's one question Massachusetts voters will be expected to consider when the hit the voting booth in November. The initiative, called "Death with Dignity," received enough signatures to be placed on the ballot in November, according to the state's attorney general.
The proposal in Massachusetts would allow individuals who have been diagnosed with an illness that will cause death within six months to obtain medication to self-administer to end their life.
If passed, Massachusetts would join Washington, Oregon and Montana as the only states that allow assisted suicide.
Jeff Twohig
7:25 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012
Only for Liberals...
Al Ruthazer
6:35 am on Saturday, July 28, 2012
"Death with Dignity". They shouldn't call it the "assisted suicide" bill with the emphasis on death. Instead, focus should be on the dignity (and pain) side of the bill's name! Some terminal patients hit a point where the pain is horrific for them and their family members...and the cost for taxpayers is exorbitant. Three states in America plus most European countries realize at that point what's best for everybody. In Massachusetts, we treat pet dogs at the end of life more humanely than we treat our citizens!