A bill that would allow terminally ill Maryland residents to request and receive fatal doses of medication doesn’t have the support to pass this year, according to its sponsor. Sen. Ronald N. Young, D-Frederick, asked Thursday that the bill be ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A measure to allow terminally ill Maryland residents to legally end their lives with drugs prescribed by a doctor could come up for a vote in a Senate committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee could vote on the bill ...

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Ousted Ukrainian president sues Ukraine heads news summary that includes insurance for right-to-die drugs, no forcible medication for accused killer and John Grisham's latest.

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The ink is drying on more than 100 bills signed into law on Tuesday, but a number of measures will have to try their luck again next year.

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A Maryland state senator says he'll introduce a bill this year to make it legal for Maryland doctors to help terminally ill patients end their own lives.

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Brittany Maynard’s last days started a national conversation about whether it’s OK for a terminally ill person to end their own life.

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