Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) on Friday discussed his legislation that would give terminally ill New Jerseyans the options to end their life with a physician’s help.
The bill (A-2270) would require patients suffering from a terminal disease to first verbally request a prescription from their attending physician, followed by a second verbal request at least 15 days later and one request in writing signed by two witnesses. In addition, the attending physician would have to offer the patient a chance to rescind their request. A consulting physician would then be called upon to certify the original diagnosis and reaffirm the patient is capable of making a decision.
A patient must have a prognosis of six months or less to live to request and be prescribed medication under the bill.
The General Assembly recently passed the legislation 41-31, and the Senate is set to discuss the legislation in committee Monday afternoon.
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yes lets legalize murder
why is it murder?
Legalized murder.
It’s first class murder al pi halacha
Yudel,
This country is not founded on Halacha. Leaving religious considerations aside, it makes sense to allow a person the right to end his own life if he is suffering greatly.
It will not end here. Soon all suicide will be legal. In Europe, countries that started with this law now allow anyone who is depressed, disabled, etc to kill themselves with a doctor prescription. Besides once this is an option, the care of those terminally ill will drastically worsen.Doctors and hospitals won’t want to tolerate those that choose life. This law devalues the meaning of life.