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POLL: Should Massachusetts Allow Assisted Suicide?

It's one question voters will weigh in November.

 

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to be given a lethal drugs at their request?

That is one question Massachusetts voters will be expected to consider when the hit the voting booth in November. The initiative, called "Death with Dignity," received enough signatures to be placed on the ballot in November, according to the state's attorney general.

The proposal in Massachusetts would allow individuals who have been diagnosed with an illness that will cause death within six months to obtain medication to self-administer to end their life.

If passed, Massachusetts would join Oregon, Washington and Montana as the only states that allow assisted suicide.

  • Should Massachusetts Allow Some Form of Assisted Suicide?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Yes. It would allow terminally ill people to die humanely and with dignity.
        4 (80%)
    • No. It is morally wrong.
        1 (20%)
    • I'm not sure yet
        0 (0%)
    • Other - Tell us in the comments
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 5
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
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