Let us die with dignity: Urge lawmakers to pass Death with Dignity bill
To the editor:Like 77% of Massachusetts citizens — according to a Suffolk University poll released by The Boston Globe on May 1 — I really want our...
To the editor:Like 77% of Massachusetts citizens — according to a Suffolk University poll released by The Boston Globe on May 1 — I really want our legislature to pass the Death with Dignity bill called the End of Life Options Act (H.2381). It would make Massachusetts the 11th state (Maine, Vermont, New Jersey, etc.) plus Washington, D.C., to do so, legalizing the option of medical aid in dying for people who are terminally ill, mentally sound, and facing severe pain and suffering.I support this legislation, because I believe we should have the right to control our own destiny — life decisions as it relates to one having a terminal illness and to end one's suffering when it becomes unbearable.