CHRISTIAN NEWS NETWORK/ Heather Clark-
A bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Arkansas failed this week in a House committee, as none made a motion to advance the legislation to the full House.
House Bill 1536 was introduced by Rep. Dan Douglas, R-Bentonville, and would have allowed patients who are “diagnosed with a terminal condition” to request a lethal dosage from their doctor. A terminal condition is defined in the proposal as “an incurable and irreversible disease that will, in the opinion of the patient’s physician, result in death within a relatively short time.”
The patient would be required to make two oral requests for the drug, fifteen days apart, and would also be asked to sign a written request in the presence of two witnesses. Continue reading…
