A bill to legalize assisted suicide in New Hampshire lost key backing Tuesday from a legislative committee when both supporters and opponents joined forces to reject it.
The House Judiciary Committee voted 14-3 against the bill that would let terminally ill patients over age 18 obtain lethal prescriptions, with safeguards to prevent abuses.
Supporters of assisted suicide said the bill was flawed and teamed up with opponents to vote against recommending the measure to the full House. The committee has been working on the bill since September.
The House votes on the recommendation in January. If the chamber accepts the committee recommendation, legislative rules make it nearly impossible for the issue to be brought up again next year.
Oregon has approved assisted suicide ballot questions twice. Washington state followed suit last year.
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7 comments:
Suicide should be a choice, and if so, it should be assisted.
But how can you trust the doctors not to do some dirty dealing?
I am glad to see a victory on the side of life!
It's a quick slide from assisted suicide to deliberate killing.
We saw it with Terri Schiavo and the attempt on Gary Harvey. We must stand up and fight this mindset.
Good going, New Hampshire!
I agree Anon1, but the problem is like you said in your second paragraph, doctors are not to be trusted.
Don't forget that insurance companies will start making suicide drugs cheaper than drugs to treat illnesses.
People tend to trust their doctors, especially elderly people. If the doctor suggests ending it, many elderly people would accept that "advice" and take the pill.
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