Can Massachusetts Become a “Right-To-Die” State?
By Adam D. Schmaelzle, Esq. In 1999, two years after Oregon passed their “Death with Dignity Act”, Jack Kevorkian was charged and convicted of second-degre e murder in Michigan after administering a lethal injection to Thomas Youk, who was suffering in the final stages of Lou Gehrig’s disease. His conviction sparked a nationwide debate, [...]