Bill Text: CT HB06217 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Death With Dignity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-28 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB06217 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB06217-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 6217 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 1908 | ||||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING DEATH WITH DIGNITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to allow a competent, terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end his or her life after the receipt of counseling, a physician's evaluation, the passage of a waiting period and the completion of a formal, witnessed request for such medication.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow a competent, terminally ill patient to self-administer medication that will end his or her life.