On January 5, 2024, Sen. Victor M. Torres, Jr. introduced a medical aid-in-dying bill (SB 1642). Subsequently, this bill was referred to the Health Policy, Judiciary, and Fiscal Policy Committees. On March 8, 2024, the bill faced a setback as it failed to advance in the Senate, ultimately dying in the Health Policy Committee.
Rep. Daryl Campbell introduced the House version of the bill (HB 561) on November 30, 2023. The bill was referred to the Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, and Health & Human Services Committee. On March 8, 2024, the bill faced a similar fate in the House, failing to advance and ultimately dying in the Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee.
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La muerte reciente de José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, mejor conocido como José José, ha creado una gran confusión sobre el significado de la opción de cuidados de fin de vida llamada “hospicio”. Aunque se desconoce aún la causa oficial de la muerte del legendario cantante mexicano y si tenía o no directiva anticipada, se sabe…
The recent death of José Romulo Sosa Ortiz — better known as “José José” — has created a great confusion about the meaning of the enc-of-life care option called hospice. Although the official cause of the death of the legendary Mexican crooner is still unknown and whether he had an advance directive, news reports indicate…
Winnie Downes of Sarasota, Florida, used to travel the world giving talks on how to manage change as executive vice president of a consulting firm in New York City that handled transitions for corporations that were merging or downsizing. That experience, combined with the difficulty of her first husband, Bill’s, death from cancer began to…
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