Associated Press
Cedar Attanasio
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico state Senate has passed a law that would remove criminal and civil liability for medical professionals who assist in the death of terminally ill patients who have chosen to end their life.
The Elizabeth Whitfield End-of-Life Options Act is named for a former New Mexico judge who testified in support for a right to die for the terminally ill in 2017. She died of cancer the following year. . . . continue reading
The bill does not adequately protect freedom of conscience for objecting practitioners and institutions. See New Mexico assisted suicide bill subverts freedom of conscience for health care practitioners.