A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware has won final passage in the state Senate after failing to clear that chamber last week
The measure, which now goes to Democratic Gov. John Carney, passed on an 11-10 vote after the Democrat-led Senate voted by that same margin to reconsider the legislation and rescind last week’s vote.
Senate Minority Whip Brian Pettyjohn said assisted suicide suggests that “some lives are less worth living,” and is not supported by any major medical organization. As he did last week, Townsend noted that the vast majority of doctor-assisted suicides in other states involve people who are under hospice care. Currently, only 10 states, along with the District of Columbia, have laws legalizing doctor-assisted suicide.
“This is an issue about allowing adults facing a terminal illness to make critical decisions about their last days,” Baumbach said in a statement released after Tuesday’s vote.
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