Month: April 2019

  Despite fresh optimism at the Capitol and a change of heart by the state’s medical society, leaders of the legislature’s Public Health Committee could not muster enough support Monday to advance a controversial measure allowing doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to terminally ill patients… “This is as close as we’ve ever …

Bill allowing doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication dies in committee Read More »

  The legalization of medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada has resulted in some people choosing to donate their bodies to anatomy programs, but it has raised profound ethical issues, says McMaster University’s head of anatomy… “An ethical question I face is that for these people who are so vulnerable, who are at that …

Ethical questions raised on body donation after assisted suicide Read More »

…The state Public Health committee did not hold a vote on a medical aid-in-dying bill Monday, which means it won’t advance by Wednesday’s legislative deadline. Supporters of the proposal called the decision “beyond disappointing” while those who are against the idea say it’s a relief that the bill won’t go any further. Lawmakers have tried …

Connecticut Assisted Suicide Bill Halted in Legislative Committee Read More »