{"id":10759,"date":"2021-03-15T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10759"},"modified":"2021-06-01T16:13:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T23:13:37","slug":"new-mexico-senate-passes-medically-assisted-suicide-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10759","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico Senate passes medically assisted suicide bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Associated Press<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cedar Attanasio<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/legislature-michelle-lujan-grisham-health-assisted-suicide-new-mexico-2d6218d7274ace63c518ac7cc40bf528\">She died of cancer the following year<\/a>. . . .<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/legislature-health-assisted-suicide-new-mexico-bills-60f0647f39fbe408fc55d6c488c81af8\"> continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associated Press Cedar Attanasio SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) \u2014 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. 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