A medical aid-in-dying bill crossed over from the state Senate to the House.
A medical aid-in-dying bill crossed over from the state Senate to the House.
Senate Bill 1129 is modeled after Oregon’s law letting people with terminal illness to request a life-ending drug prescription. It would allow only the patient to request, and self-administer, the drug. Proponents argue it will let patients control the dying process. Opponents argue life should end naturally.
Participating individuals must have a prognosis of less than six months to live.
SB 1129 says such bills “are based on the concept that the terminally ill person should have the ability to make reasoned end-of-life decisions and choose to end life in a peaceful, humane and dignified manner or determine how much pain and suffering to endure.”