AN “AID IN DYING” BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE. THE BILL’S SPONSORS SAY IT WOULD ALLOW MENTALLY COMPETENT ADULTS WHO ARE TERMINALLY ILL TO GET A PRESCRIPTION FROM THEIR DOCTOR THAT THEY WOULD SELF-ADMINISTER TO ACHIEVE A PEACEFUL DEATH.
IN 2014, A DISTRICT JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE RULED THAT NEW MEXICANS HAVE A RIGHT TO AID IN DYING… BUT THE STATE SUPREME COURT OVERRULED THE DECISION LAST YEAR.
