House of Delegates considering SB 280, Medical Aid in Dying
02/23/24 at 03:00 AM
House of Delegates considering SB 280, Medical Aid in Dying
The Connection to Your Community, by Mercia Hobson; 2/20/24
Virginia is a battleground state within itself. State legislators are fiercely divided concerning proposed legislation, SB 280. If passed, it would allow an eligible adult diagnosed with a terminal disease to request an attending health care provider to prescribe a fatal dose of a controlled substance to be self-administered for the purpose of ending the patient's life. Senate Bill 280, one of the two Virginia bills concerning Death with Dignity, passed passed the Senate. Its companion, House Bill 858, which was originally "put on hold for the day," failed in committee.