General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 668 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 1828 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. COLEMAN, 2nd Dist. SEN. BYE, 5th Dist. SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist. REP. ALBIS, 99th Dist. REP. ALEXANDER, 58th Dist. REP. BARAM, 15th Dist. REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18th Dist. REP. LOPES, 24th Dist. |
REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist. REP. LUXENBERG, 12th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. MORIN, 28th Dist. REP. ROSE, 118th Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist. REP. MILLER, 36th Dist. | ||||
AN ACT PROVIDING A MEDICAL OPTION OF COMPASSIONATE AID IN DYING FOR TERMINALLY ILL ADULTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 368w of the general statutes be amended to specify that, with appropriate protections, at the request of a terminally ill patient who is mentally competent, a physician may prescribe a medication that such patient can self-ingest when and if such patient chooses to avoid prolonged suffering and bring about his or her own peaceful death.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow a terminally ill person who is mentally competent the option to receive a prescription for medication that he or she can self-ingest to bring about a peaceful death.