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Will the option of medical aid-in-dying be available in Massachusetts?
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For terminally ill people in Massachusetts and most other states, the option does not exist. That means that across the country, or just down the road over a state line, choices at the end of life depend on where you live.
In 2012, a Massachusetts referendum to permit medical aid-in-dying appeared on the statewide ballot, but support collapsed in the final weeks before the vote.
Since then, supporters have worked to get medical aid-in-dying approved by the state Legislature, and believe momentum is slowly gathering to their side.
Read the full story.
Related:
-Last Words: A three-part Globe Spotlight Team series exposes the inequities that follow people in Massachusetts to their very last breaths.
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