Missouri legislation would allow doctor-assisted suicide for terminal patients
12/16/23 at 03:30 AM
Missouri legislation would allow doctor-assisted suicide for terminal patients
KFVS-TV (Cape Girardeau, MO)
December 13, 2023
Jefferson City, MO—A bill that’s been pre-filed in the Missouri House of Representatives would open the door to medically-assisted suicide for patients who have been diagnosed with terminal diseases. The legislation, nicknamed the ‘Marilyn Teitelbaum Death with Dignity’ Act, was named after a St. Louis-area women who traveled with family members to Denver as she suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, and was seeking to end her life.