Michigan Lawmakers Consider Bill Letting Terminally Ill Patients Choose Death

There’s a petition out there currently to legalize what is historically known as assisted suicide, but is now being repackaged as medical aid in dying in Michigan.

Michigan has had a colorful history when it comes to ending life, and a petition is currently out there after Michigan introduced its Death with Dignity bill, HB5825, which would legalize medical aid in dying.

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Now, Death with Dignity is looking for people in the community to share in their belief that people should not have to suffer and should be allowed to choose whether or not they want to live through disease or pain, and instead choose to pass away on their own terms.

What is Death with Dignity?

According to their website, it is very much about the patient being the victim and being allowed to choose how to live or die:

Death with Dignity is a national leader in end-of-life advocacy and policy reform. Our mission focuses on improving how people with terminal illness die. We know some people die in horrible ways as their terminal illness overtakes them. In our current healthcare landscape, that is undeniable, and it’s unacceptable.

On their website, you can submit your name to support their cause by adding your name and address, and revise the pre-written message if you want by scrolling to the bottom of the page; the letter will then be sent to the committee.

Recently, Michigan introduced the Death with Dignity Act, a bill that would legalize Death with Dignity in the state. Now is the time to reach out to the House Government Operations Committee and ask them to give HB5825 a hearing this session.