assisted suicide

Under the bill, the patient must have a terminal illness and make the request themselves, first orally and again in writing at least 15 days later.

Time and again the Defense representing Michelle Carter has pleaded there's no real case against his client. Now, a recent bombshell raises huge questions on the timing of the last text message and Conrad Roy's eventual suicide. Meanwhile, the Bristol County District Attorney's office is pressing forward...

There's a young woman slated to go on trial. Michelle Carter is accused of manslaughter. Her friend Conrad Roy III committed suicide, carbon monoxide poisoning. He inhaled the fumes in his sealed vehicle. Carter isn't the nicest person, but according to Massachusetts law she is no criminal...

Legislation that would let doctors prescribe life-ending drugs to terminally-ill patients in Massachusetts is heading to a public hearing. The bill would require the patient to have an illness which can reasonably be expected to cause death within six months...

Vermont is about to become the latest state in the nation to allow doctors to help patients die.

With regard to Question 2, can a 6 - month prognosis for terminal illness be inaccurate?