Today, legislation that allows doctors to help terminally ill residents in D.C. to end their lives will face a crucial vote. Proponents of physician-assisted suicide are hopeful that the nation’s capital will be the next jurisdiction to allow this controversial piece of legislation. The proposal is modeled after Oregon’s system for assisted suicide with the same requirements. Ultimately, the legislation faces uncertain progression if it advances to the full council.
See Fenit Nirappil, Assisted Suicide Legislation Faces Key Vote in D.C. Council, Washington Post, October 4, 2016.
Special thanks to Lewis Saret (Attorney, Washington, D.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
