school is "hiding something.">>>CHANDI lowry: a bill that would legalize assisted suicide is one step closer to passing in New Jersey. What does it mean for those terminally ill in the state?WFMZ's Hilary Lane is in the newsroom to explain. >>If you were diagnosed with a terminal disease...would you want to decide when and where to end your life?It's a question sparking controversy in New Jersey after a new bill passes in the Assembly.>>MOS :03 i think it is your own personal decision if you want to end your life or not >>ReporterIt's a hot button issue in New Jersey....Should the state allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to terminally ill patients?The New Jersey Assembly has decided the answer is "yes" in a 41-31 vote on Thursday.>>MOS 1:21 i have seen a lot of family members go through a lot of pain and i think assisted suicide would have been the right thing to do to end their lives.>>ReporterThe "Aid in Dying for the Terminally Act" still must pass through the New Jersey Senate..where it has stalled in the past..The act in New Jersey is coming to the forefront after national aid in dying activist Brittany Maynard...moved to Oregon from California..in order to take a legally prescribed pill to end her life on her own terms, after battling brain cancer for a little under a year.. Youtube..2:47 i will die upstairs with my sband and mother by my side in my bedroom with some music that i like in the background. >>ReporterIf the bill passes, New Jersey would be the 4th state to allow assisted suicide.In order to be prescribed medication an individual:Must have a terminal illness with a prognosis of less than 6 months to live and get 2 doctors to sign off.>>MOS:31 i think it is a great idea to let someone who is terminally not suffer and not have their families take care of them >>ReporterWhile many people we spoke to today, are in favor of the bill...a new poll shows the divide in New Jersey is much closer with only 50% of the people supporting it and 38% opposing it. According to the research, the majority of the opposition comes from people who attend religious services regularly.The Catholic Diocese of Trenton released the following statement quote "i call upon all people of good will, to recommit themselves to the belief that God is the only Creator and source of all human life and therefore, God alone has the right to determine its natural end." >> New Jersey would be the 4th state to allow assisted suicide..In order for the bill to become law Governor Chris Christie must approve it..he has said in the past he will veto assisted suicide legislation.
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