aid in dying

If passed, the bill would allow mentally competent patients with less than six months of living to obtain a prescription with a lethal dose of medication. This has to be approved by two doctors before the patient can receive the dose.

A bill has made it out of Connecticut in the state legislature that will allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives.

Connecticut state legislators are considering a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to request help from a doctor to end their life. The public health committee held a public hearing on Friday. Lawmakers listened to more than 100 people testify. But this isn’t the first time this topic has come before them. This is at least the eighth time…