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General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 6238

 

January Session, 2017

 

LCO No. 1551

 

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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING THE OPTION TO DIE WITH DIGNITY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to allow physicians to provide end-of-life options for patients who are in severe physical pain.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide end-of-life options for patients who are in severe physical pain.