Vermont Physician-Assisted Death Bill Moves to Judiciary Committee

A Vermont bill that would allow certain terminally ill patients to take medicine to end their lives is moving to the Senate judiciary committee, according to a Fox 44 report.

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Under the bill, physicians could prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients with fewer than six months to live at their request. The bill was approved by the Vermont Health and Welfare Committee, but is expected to fail the judiciary committee vote, according to the report.

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