HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A push for the legalization of
physician-assisted suicide is under way in a half-dozen states where
proponents say they see strong support for allowing doctors to prescribe
mentally competent, dying individuals with the medications needed to
end their own lives.
The large number of baby boomers facing
end-of-life issues themselves has made the issue more prominent in
recent years. Groups such as Compassion & Choices, a national
end-of-life advocacy organization, have been working to advance the
cause.
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