CONWAY — A bill to allow medically assisted dying has been sponsored by two state representatives from Conway, among others.
The bill, HB 1283, is titled, “An Act Relative to End of Life Options.” The bill would allow a qualified terminally ill patient to legally receive medication to allow them to die in their sleep.
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