In a state that prides itself on health care access, quality and innovation, some advocates say they're dismayed by how little the Massachusetts Legislature accomplished before wrapping formal business last month. Legislators can point to a few budget items as accomplishments. But the list of bills they did not send to the governor’s desk is long and sweeping.
I don’t care about dignity, I just don’t want to die like my dad did. He had ALS and it was a very slow degeneration that seemed very painful.
And, helping him relieve his suffering with a comfortable death is dignified.
Agreed