Bill makes assisted suicide a felony
Here's a link to my full story at spokesman.com on how, amid quotes from scripture and urgings from anti-abortion activists, an Idaho Senate committee today approved legislation to outlaw physician-assisted suicide in the state, making it a felony. SB 1070 won support from the Idaho Medical Association, which persuaded the groups sponsoring it to include wording to protect physicians making appropriate patient-care decisions for dying patients or following those patients' living wills or advance care directives. The bill now moves to the full Senate with a recommendation that it "do pass."