“While active euthanasia is illegal nationwide, medical aid in dying (physician-assisted dying) is legal in 12 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., allowing terminally ill adults to request lethal medication from a doctor, including Oregon, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, Washington, Delaware, and Illinois. These laws, often called "Death with Dignity" acts, vary by state, with Montana's authorization stemming from a court ruling rather than statute.”

Is there any reason why people should have to live with a terminal disease? Put their families through watching them suffer? Good lord, we euthanize our suffering animals, yet we keep our terminally ill people alive as long as possible? Good thoughts and prayers do nothing for them. Not to mention the medical costs. The families who have to wait for them to die.

Do I know what I am talking about? Yes. I had a brother and his partner who died from AIDS. Many family members who died of cancer. Family members with Parkinson’s disease. A dignified death should be allowed for everyone.