PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE

Physician Assisted Suicide

Physician Assisted Suicide

South Carolina House of Representatives by an overwhelming majority of the Senate adopted a bill that would prohibit a physician with the help of suicide in South Carolina, making it the 36th State to pass such a law. The bill provides for felony conviction and sentences for health workers who assist in committing suicide comrade.

No less important, the bill provides for the first time legislative protection for physicians who engage in the practice of palliative care, including effective use of medicines to control pain. The bill allows the use of drugs to control pain, ...