From Wikipedia:
"Assisted suicide in the United States"
Physician-assisted suicide in the United States is legal in the states of Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont, and New Mexico, and is currently under debate in New Jersey. In the state of Montana, the Baxter v. Montana (2009) court decision created a defense for a physician who is prosecuted should he or she be charged in assisting a suicide although prosecutions and convictions for assisted suicide remain possible in Montana. In New Mexico, doctors can help terminal patients die according to a 2014 court decision; doctors could not be prosecuted under the state's assisted suicide law, which classifies helping with suicide as a fourth-degree felony. The plaintiffs in the case did not consider physicians aiding in dying a form of suicide. The New Mexico Attorney General's Office said it is discussing the possibility of an appeal but needs to fully analyze the judge's opinion before commenting further. The process is set forth in law, including the requirements that the patient must be of sound mind when requesting assisted suicide, as confirmed by a doctor and other witnesses, and the patient must be diagnosed with a terminal illness.
^ I have seen people who are dying do so in so much pain and think it is disgusting that we in the 2nd decade of the 21st Century allow it to happen. There is no excuse for it. I can understand that not everyone supports assisted suicide and that's fine. It should never be mandatory to either commit suicide if you are dying or to assist in the suicide. It should always be a choice for everyone involved. But the main point being is that it should be a choice that is legal in every state and around the world. People treat animals who are in pain more humanely than we do humans in pain and dying. I only hope that assisted suicide becomes legal in more places and soon so that those who are dying anyways do not need to do so in pain. ^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_States
"Assisted suicide in the United States"
Physician-assisted suicide in the United States is legal in the states of Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont, and New Mexico, and is currently under debate in New Jersey. In the state of Montana, the Baxter v. Montana (2009) court decision created a defense for a physician who is prosecuted should he or she be charged in assisting a suicide although prosecutions and convictions for assisted suicide remain possible in Montana. In New Mexico, doctors can help terminal patients die according to a 2014 court decision; doctors could not be prosecuted under the state's assisted suicide law, which classifies helping with suicide as a fourth-degree felony. The plaintiffs in the case did not consider physicians aiding in dying a form of suicide. The New Mexico Attorney General's Office said it is discussing the possibility of an appeal but needs to fully analyze the judge's opinion before commenting further. The process is set forth in law, including the requirements that the patient must be of sound mind when requesting assisted suicide, as confirmed by a doctor and other witnesses, and the patient must be diagnosed with a terminal illness.
^ I have seen people who are dying do so in so much pain and think it is disgusting that we in the 2nd decade of the 21st Century allow it to happen. There is no excuse for it. I can understand that not everyone supports assisted suicide and that's fine. It should never be mandatory to either commit suicide if you are dying or to assist in the suicide. It should always be a choice for everyone involved. But the main point being is that it should be a choice that is legal in every state and around the world. People treat animals who are in pain more humanely than we do humans in pain and dying. I only hope that assisted suicide becomes legal in more places and soon so that those who are dying anyways do not need to do so in pain. ^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_States
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