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It is long overdue for state legislatures and state courts across the country to recognize, by statute and under state constitutions, a right to death with dignity. The compelling story of 29-year-old ...

In 2008, the state legislature of Washington passed what was called the Death with Dignity Act, a law that legalized physician assisted suicide. Under the law, terminally ill patients (predicted to ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - Maine’s “Death with Dignity” law will soon change after Gov. Mills signed off on a bill that amends how the law works. Mainers living with terminal illnesses soon may not have ...

The Maine Senate's refusal to waive the waiting period between requesting and receiving life-ending prescriptions is short-sighted. My partner lived with metastatic prostate cancer for 14 years before ...

Maine's "Death with Dignity" law will soon change after Gov. Mills signed off on a bill that amends how the law works. Mainers living with terminal illnesses soon may not have to wait as long to take ...