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 now goes to Democratic Gov. John Carney. It passed on an 11-10 vote Tuesday after senators voted by that same margin to reconsider the legislation and rescind last week’s vote.
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.Man charged with threatening FBI agent who had been involved in Hunter Biden laptop investigation“Our response to suffering should not be to eliminate the sufferer,” said Pettyjohn, a Georgetown Republican. Pettyjohn said no major medical organization supports assisted-suicide.
There have been no documented cases of abuse or coercion involving doctor-assisted suicide since Oregon became the first state to allow it in 1997, according to Compassion & Choices, an advocacy group.
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