Ten states and the District of Columbia ha ve passed legislation allowing terminally ill patients\, who meet very str ingent criteria and oversight\, to obtain medical treatment options to has ten their deaths\, ending the potential for protracted\, needless sufferin g. Please join us via Zoom for an in depth look at this often volatile\, e motionally laden topic. This evening&rsquo\;s conversation will be facilit ated by staff members and volunteers from Compassion and Choices of Massac husetts and will include personal stories from those who wished they or th eir dying spouses could have availed themselves of this vital medical opti on.
\nBills for passage of this legislation have languished in the M assachusetts&rsquo\; State House for years and there is now a renewed effo rt for review and enactment during the current legislative session. Learn more about this significant legislation during this presentation\, which i s part of a quarterly series &lsquo\;You&rsquo\;ve Been Dying To Know Abou t &hellip\;&rsquo\; conceived of and moderated by long time Andover reside nt\, Richard Davis.
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