BOSTON — A proposal before the state Legislature to legalize medically assisted suicide sees wide support among most voters, even those from traditionally conservative backgrounds, according to a new poll.
-Top House and Senate Democrats have not publicly mentioned legalizing medical aid in dying as a priority, but one legislative sponsor believes the chances of action are better than ever now that Gov. Maura Healey is in the corner office.
Sponsored by state Sen. Jo Comerford, Reps. James O'Day and Ted Philips, the End of Life Options Act, if approved by both chambers of the Legislature and signed by Gov. Maura Healey, would make Massachusetts the 11th state to legalize physician assisted suicide.