The Delaware Senate Tuesday approved House-passed legislation to allow terminally ill adults in Delaware to have the option to obtain prescription medication they can decide to take if their suffering becomes unbearable so they can die peacefully in their sleep.

We are bringing very uncomfortable — but very real — questions to the table. What would you do if the unexpected happens? What would be your end-of-life decisions?

For the first time, the Delaware Senate Executive Committee heard the Ron Silverio/Heather Block Delaware End of Life Options Act (HB140) and voted to advance it to the Senate floor.