There have been several attempts to pass a law in Massachusetts that would allow terminally ill patients to end their life with the help of medication prescribed by a physician. Opponents call it assisted suicide, while supporters call it death with dignity.
Western Mass. Death with Dignity Director John Berkowitz and Dr. Douglas Barnshaw are both supporters of the law. Berkowitz and Barnshaw hope that a law currently in committee might be passed by the Massachusetts legislature next year. They joined Carrie Saldo to offer their perspective on the latest Death with Dignity bill.
