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Blogger's Note: there have been a number of recent research publications on 'end-of-life' assisted suicide, for those interested, this press release being one of the political/advocacy side; most of the very recent research describes 'assisted-dying' as less prevalent than perceived; a very 'hot' topic amongst many including dying patients and their families and the prevelance of dying within ones' own wishes and with dignity
press release
Senate Reverses Course from Last Week
HELENA, Mont., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's leading end-of-life choice advocacy group, Compassion & Choices, praised the Montana Senate today for reversing course and rejecting a House-passed bill that would imprison doctors for up to 10 years if they provide aid in dying to terminally ill patients. The 27-23 bipartisan vote against the so-called Doctor Imprisonment Act, HB505, came after both Democrats and Republicans spoke out against the legislation. Just last week, the Senate voted 31-17 to approve a motion to "blast" the legislation out of committee to the Senate floor.
"This
bipartisan vote is a win for Montanans and the doctors who honor the
wishes of their terminally ill patients by supporting their choice to
die with dignity on their own terms,".....
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