On August 1, New Jersey became the eighth state to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who want to end their lives. On Sept. 15, Maine will become the ninth. By October 2019, 22% of Americans will live in states where residents with six months or...
It’s been two years, and the assisted suicide law remains controversial The End of Life Option Act (EOLOA) went into effect in June, 2016, and it continues to be contentious. Opponents argue that it is both immoral and unconstitutional, that there is too much room for abuse. Advocates believe that terminally...
California's End of Life Option Act took effect in June 2016. One of the biggest concerns from the bill’s opponents was that masses of people, particularly the disadvantaged, would be targeted and coerced into dying if physicians were allowed to prescribe a lethal dose of medicine for those who were...
