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Hawaii Medical Aid In Dying Bill Passes Key Senate Panel
Legislation to legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill adults cleared its first Senate hurdle Friday.
The Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health Committee, chaired by Sen. Roz Baker, unanimously passed House Bill 2739. There were no amendments.
“It doesn’t require anybody to take advantage of it,” Baker said moments before the vote. “It merely gives people the choice.”
The measure had cleared the House comfortably on March 6 after lawmakers added more safeguards to protect against abuse.
Read more: http://www.civilbeat.org/2018/03/hawaii-medical-aid-in-dying-bill-passes-key-senate-panel/