PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island lawmakers heard a bill on Tuesday that would give terminally ill patients the right to choose to end their life. The Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – Pressure is mounting on state lawmakers to take a stand on medical aid in dying. This month, for the first time ever, the New York Assembly voted yes to allow terminally ill people the ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed legislation that will allow eligible terminally ill adult patients to obtain life-ending medication in consultation with their doctors, making Illinois the ...

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the residency requirement in New Jersey’s medical aid in dying law does not violate the U.S. Constitution, meaning the state can continue to keep its right to die ...

The oncologist told me that there were no treatments left for this patient with metastatic cancer: no chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery. Further treatment would not alter the patient's ...

Deb Robertson isn’t giving up on state legislation that would give terminally ill patients like herself the option to end their lives with medical assistance. The Lombard woman, who was diagnosed with ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a growing number of states, terminally ill patients now have a legal option that would have been unthinkable to many Americans a generation ago: a doctor’s prescription that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) – A bill that will help ...

April 15, 2010 — Despite the distress of learning that their disease is terminal, most cancer patients prefer to know the truth, and to hear it from their physicians. This conclusion is from a Korean ...

Terminally ill patients are being denied life insurance payouts before they die because of small print in old policies. A terminal illness claim typically allows the policyholder access to an early ...