Public News Service: MA Lawmakers Urge Colleagues to Pass End-of-Life Options Act
Mar 2, 2022 Massachusetts Massachusetts End of Life Options Act
An excerpt from the Public News Service news segment, “MA Lawmakers Urge Colleagues to Pass End-of-Life Options Act," published March 2, 2022:
"According to a new poll, more than half of voters across the nation are more likely
to vote for a candidate who supports medical aid in dying, and just 6% say they'd be less likely to do so.
In Massachusetts, lawmakers have introduced the "End of Life Options Act" since
2012, with some adjustments over the years. It would allow patients who have received a terminal diagnosis to voluntarily request a prescription to end their lives peacefully. Rep. James O'Day, D-West Boylston, a primary sponsor this session, said
people want to be in control of their lives.
"Why should we, at the end of people's lives, take that option away from individuals," he said, "particularly individuals who find themselves in really difficult physical health and putting themselves
and loved ones through a really difficult and traumatic experience?"
