Delaware becomes 11th state to allow assisted suicide

Euthanasia: Proposed six-month window for terminally ill could be extended

The government ‘does not exclude’ widening the six-month restriction during which terminally ill patients could choose to end their lives, Reforms Parliamentary Secretary Rebecca Buttigieg said.Earlier this month, the government published a White Paper on Assisted Voluntary Euthanasia, proposing that terminally ill patients with less than six months to live could be allowed to voluntarily...

Why California’s aid in dying law is so personal for me

Re “A right to die?” (May 18): Upon receiving a terminal illness diagnosis, one of my first thoughts was, “Thank goodness California has a medical aid in dying option.” Hopefully I’m far from being able to use it (it requires diagnosis of less than six months to live), but it is a great relief for me to know this option is available. The state has a well-written law with safeguards to protect against possible misuse, and data show no abuse. When…

Delaware Becomes the Latest State to Make Medical Suicide Legal » The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

As a general rule, modern man is incredibly uncomfortable with the concept of dying. In his defense, so have most people throughout time: The Epic of Gilgamesh is the story of a man seeking to avoid the inevitable; medieval philosophers took to alchemy; Ponce de Léon was allegedly searching for the mythical Fountain of Youth when he discovered Florida; and Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler apparently began a search for the Holy Grail, believing it wo…

Blue State Legalizes Assisted Suicide For Certain Patients, But It's a Slippery Slope

Delaware has become the 11th U.S. state to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The move, signed into law by Democratic Gov. Matt Meyer, marks the end of a decade-long political debate. Key Facts: Gov. Matt Meyer signed the End-of-Life Options Act on Tuesday, legalizing assisted suicide in Delaware. The law allows terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to request life-ending medication. Delaware join…

Delaware governor signs bill legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients

HB 140 will permit patients diagnosed as having less than six months to live 'to request and self-administer medication to end the individual’s life.'

Delaware legalizes assisted suicide

Democratic Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer signed a bill May 20 legalizing assisted suicide in the state, supporting deadly legislation that the previous governor had vetoed. The… The post Delaware legalizes assisted suicide appeared first on CatholicVote org.