TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brittany Sims on Jun 4, 2015

State lawmakers are preparing for a debate over whether terminally ill Tennesseans should be able to get a doctor's help to end their own lives, Nashville Public Radio reports. The Senate Health & Welfare Committee announced it will hold a special meeting next week on the proposed "Death With Dignity" bill. No votes are anticipated, but a variety of witnesses are expected to testify, including bill supporter John Jay Hooker. The civil rights attorney and two-time Democratic nominee for governor has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has made passage of the legislation a personal goal.