A proposed law to allow Connecticut physicians to assist terminally ill patients in ending their lives has opened a debate about the nature of sin, what constitutes an invasion of privacy, even the definition of suicide.
The bill has struck a chord with people such as Sara Myers, 59 years old, of Kent, Conn., who said she supported the concept even before she was diagnosed three years ago with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. She said she was unsure whether she would ever opt to end her life but would like the right to seek a doctor’s help if she decided to do so.
“The emotional comfort of knowing that if I got to the point where I didn’t want to go on””that I could do it in a loving and peaceful way and not put anybody in legal jeopardy””would just let me rest a whole lot easier,” Ms. Myers told lawmakers on Monday at a legislative hearing on the bill.
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(WSJ) Connecticut Ponders Doctor-Aided Suicide
A proposed law to allow Connecticut physicians to assist terminally ill patients in ending their lives has opened a debate about the nature of sin, what constitutes an invasion of privacy, even the definition of suicide.
The bill has struck a chord with people such as Sara Myers, 59 years old, of Kent, Conn., who said she supported the concept even before she was diagnosed three years ago with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. She said she was unsure whether she would ever opt to end her life but would like the right to seek a doctor’s help if she decided to do so.
“The emotional comfort of knowing that if I got to the point where I didn’t want to go on””that I could do it in a loving and peaceful way and not put anybody in legal jeopardy””would just let me rest a whole lot easier,” Ms. Myers told lawmakers on Monday at a legislative hearing on the bill.
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