Bill to legalize medical aid in dying for eligible, terminally ill Virginians passes state Senate

Bill to legalize medical aid in dying for eligible, terminally ill Virginians passes state Senate
ABC 8 News WRIC - Capital Connection, by Ryan Nadeau; updated 2/11/24
A bill that would allow eligible terminally ill patients in Virginia the option of medically-assisted death, or “medical aid in dying,” has passed the state Senate along a narrow margin. ... SB 280 would “[allow] an adult diagnosed with a terminal condition to request and an attending health care provider to prescribe a self-administered controlled substance for the purpose of ending the patient’s life,” according to its text.