Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00374 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 374
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1010 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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1414 SEN. ABRAMS, 13
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2121 AN ACT CONCERNING END-OF-LIFE CARE.
2222 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2323 Assembly convened:
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2525 That the general statutes be amended to allow a physician to 1
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2727 competent patient that has a terminal illness that such patient may self-3
2828 administer to bring about such patient's death. 4
2929 Statement of Purpose:
3030 To allow a mentally competent patient with a terminal illness to self-
3131 administer medication to bring about his or her death.