Massachusetts' Debate On Legalizing Assisted Suicide

Here’s a debate on the upcoming Massachusetts’ ballot initiative seeking to legalize assisted suicide in the state.

Mass. Voters To Weigh In On ‘Death With Dignity’ Act

This November, Massachusetts voters will decide whether the state should allow physician-assisted suicide for some terminally-ill patients.

For a closer look, WBUR’s Bob Oakes spoke with people on both sides. John Kelly, a disabilities activist and founder of the group Second Thoughts, opposes the ballot question. Dr. Marcia Angell, a senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School and former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, supports it. more