Va Debate over Medically Assisted Death, Terminal Cancer Patient Plans to Move from Va to DC (H)

[Warpy]

1. There are a few diagnoses that would get me to start looking for that kind of doc

NM very quietly passed that legislation, so it's on the books and will protect the docs if I get help exiting.

ALS tops the list. I had a cousin go that way, her last email to me just said "I am miserable." She opted for the feeding tube and other intervention. I would not. Once my lungs started to fill up because I could no longer swallow postnasal drip, this chick is outta here.

They never look at laws like these when they determine good places to retire, and they should. People are either going to pay taxes or get no services, that's the choice wherever they go. I knew NM had a large community of lefties, that's why I moved here instead of AZ or many other states popular with retirees.

I'm a little surprised we got the death with dignity law TBH. Then again, we got marriage equality and that was greeted with a yawn, nobody was upset by it. I guess the docs pushed for death with dignity.