MA could become 11th state with medical aid-in-dying law

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MA could become 11th state with medical aid-in-dying law Lawmakers in Massachusetts are considering legislation to allow medical aid in dying as an option for mentally capable, terminally ill adults. Patients age eighteen and older with less than six months to live could request medication from their physician, to take at their time of choosing and peacefully pass in their sleep. Melissa Stacy, political and public affairs strategist with the nonprofit Compassion & Choices, said those with advanced-stage cancers and other debilitating illnesses deserve peace of mind. ...(Read More)