Amendment 106 Right to Die, passed in the state of Colorado in November 2016, and will go into effect early in 2017. This amendment was passed that allow patients that have a terminal disease, with less than six months to live, and still mentally competent to make medical decisions, to end their lives. The patients would be prescribed a large amount of a sleeping pill, that would allow for the patient to choose when they would like to die Ballot Pedia (2016).
This amendment was originally proposed in 2015, and did not pass. Voters felt had concerns that were unanswered, and were presented with inadequate answers and solutions. Some of these concerns were still voiced, but by the opposing side in the last election Ballot Pedia (2016). What if …show more content…
This amendment was passed that allow patients that have a terminal disease, with less than six months to live, and still mentally competent to make medical decisions, to end their lives. The patients would be prescribed a large amount of a sleeping pill, that would allow for the patient to choose when they would like to die (Ballot Pedia, 2016).
State the policy issue and Description
Amendment 106: Death with Dignity, passed in Colorado in 2016, and will go into effect January 2017. This amendment will allow for patients who are terminally ill end their lives by physician-assisted dying measures.
Statement of the problem
This allows the patient to legally request to use and obtain a medication to end their life. Allows the patients the right to die in a peaceful, humane, and dignified manner, within their home. When making such a request the patients will be asked to follow a set of guidelines, put in place by the state of Colorado. To qualify for a prescription of medication under existing physician-assisted dying laws, you must be an adult resident of Oregon, Washington, Vermont, California, or, as of January 2017, Colorado. According to Ballot Pedia, 2016), the patient must meet all the requirements listed …show more content…
Amendment 106 originally failed in 2015, many felt the amendment was not ready, and still had more work to be done. Lawmakers themselves had many concerns: are there enough safeguards set in place to prevent abuse? What if it is a family member advocating for someone whom this is not their dying wish? What happens to the medications if the patient does not use them? Religious organizations opposed the measure, saying it mimicked suicide (Virdun, C., Luckett, T., Davidson, P. M., & Phillips, J., 2015). The amendment passed this last election in November 2017, and the polls indicated seven percent of voters favored the amendment.
Background
Social
Many people think the amendment has it sets of flaws. This amendment has definitely has had its share of media attention. Many feel this is something a person has the right to decide, if they are terminal. Shouldn’t we all have some type of say, of how, where, and when we die, without suffering through our time here? Others argue it is a form of suicide, and why would America support such behavior, but who are we to say what end of life should or should not look like?
This amendment was originally proposed in 2015, and did not pass. Voters felt had concerns that were unanswered, and were presented with inadequate answers and solutions. Some of these concerns were still voiced, but by the opposing side in the last election Ballot Pedia (2016). What if …show more content…
This amendment was passed that allow patients that have a terminal disease, with less than six months to live, and still mentally competent to make medical decisions, to end their lives. The patients would be prescribed a large amount of a sleeping pill, that would allow for the patient to choose when they would like to die (Ballot Pedia, 2016).
State the policy issue and Description
Amendment 106: Death with Dignity, passed in Colorado in 2016, and will go into effect January 2017. This amendment will allow for patients who are terminally ill end their lives by physician-assisted dying measures.
Statement of the problem
This allows the patient to legally request to use and obtain a medication to end their life. Allows the patients the right to die in a peaceful, humane, and dignified manner, within their home. When making such a request the patients will be asked to follow a set of guidelines, put in place by the state of Colorado. To qualify for a prescription of medication under existing physician-assisted dying laws, you must be an adult resident of Oregon, Washington, Vermont, California, or, as of January 2017, Colorado. According to Ballot Pedia, 2016), the patient must meet all the requirements listed …show more content…
Amendment 106 originally failed in 2015, many felt the amendment was not ready, and still had more work to be done. Lawmakers themselves had many concerns: are there enough safeguards set in place to prevent abuse? What if it is a family member advocating for someone whom this is not their dying wish? What happens to the medications if the patient does not use them? Religious organizations opposed the measure, saying it mimicked suicide (Virdun, C., Luckett, T., Davidson, P. M., & Phillips, J., 2015). The amendment passed this last election in November 2017, and the polls indicated seven percent of voters favored the amendment.
Background
Social
Many people think the amendment has it sets of flaws. This amendment has definitely has had its share of media attention. Many feel this is something a person has the right to decide, if they are terminal. Shouldn’t we all have some type of say, of how, where, and when we die, without suffering through our time here? Others argue it is a form of suicide, and why would America support such behavior, but who are we to say what end of life should or should not look like?