A question from my Legal Analysis textbook:

[booo_urns]

1. Q: A legislator has proposed a bill that prohibits physician-assisted suicide.
1. What stages must this bill go through before it can be passed into law?
2. If you were serving on the committee that is considering this bill, would you support it? Why?

What do you all think about part b? Discuss.
(My answer is in the

Comments

[booo_urns]

b. I would support such a measure as long as it: 1) was narrowly crafted as to what medical conditions qualified, 2) contained safe guards to ensure that the patient was of sound mind at the time of the decision, 3) a process was in place to clearly demonstrate the patient’s intent to take their own life, and 4) contained a counseling requirement to ensure that this was truly the will of the person.

[baronvonawsome]

I agree, for the most part, especially on your first point