Washington D.C. Becomes 6th Place in the U.S. to Legalize Assisted Suicide
A Washington, D.C. law allowing doctors to prescribe their patients lethal drugs to commit suicide went into effect Saturday after U.S. Congress failed to block the measure, the Washington Times reports. The district is the sixth area in the U.S. to legalize the deadly procedure, following Oregon, Washington state, Vermont, California and Colorado. The D.C. council passed the law at the end of 2016, despite wide-spread opposition from African Americans, people with disabilities, medical professionals, pro-lifers and religious groups. U.S. Congressional leaders did take initial steps to overturn the D.C. law, but their measures did not pass in time. Here’s more from the report: Under the federal Home Rule
