First appeared in WHYY PBS 20th September 2024 Retiring state Rep. Paul Baumbach has pushed for medical aid in dying legislation since 2015. Gov. Carney
A Korean lawmaker proposed a bill to allow assisted dying (euthanasia) for patients with no hope of recovery. Rep. Ahn Kyu-baek of the opposition Democratic Party
Nurses may evaluate and administer and waiting times are shortened
Compassion and Choices campaign for 2025 has started.
A vote in favour on June 11th would move the bill to the final stage in the Senate.
Access would only be for incurable illness and excludes psychiatric conditions
“Overwhelming majority of the public support a change in the law”
Bill will be submitted to the health committee for thorough review and discussion.
