GOP lawmakers move to strike down DC's right-to-die law

It's a hard topic. On one hand, I don't think the reasons behind banning it really hold up as they're usually religious in nature. On the other, I've seen nightmare scenarios become reality in Europe (Suicide tourism and expanding definitions of what is allowable reasoning) and Oregon (Insurance companies notifying patients that they would not pay for a life-saving procedure but would pay for the suicide meds). There are also many cases where people felt pressure to do it because of the financial and emotional burdens placed on their families.

I've watched people die of extremely painful, slow moving illnesses and I can't say that any benefit that I derived from keeping them around outweighed the agony they got to go out on. I think it SHOULD be done, but I also think it needs very careful controls to protect vulnerable people from making poor decisions or being victimized.

MSgt Michael Bischoff wow, here we go again or does the buck stop on Jan 20, 2017, time will tell within the 1st 100 days IMHO.

I don't mind a right to die law that allows a patient to choose the option. What I do mind is a regulatory environment where an insurance company can choose to ONLY cover the right to die option.