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The 29 authors of the House bill, all of them DFLers, include Duluth Reps. Liz Olson and Liish Kozlowski.

The 29 authors of the House bill, all of them DFLers, include Duluth Reps. Liz Olson and Liish Kozlowski.

The Minnesota Legislature has kicked off debate on whether to join the list of states that allow physician-assisted suicide

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Legislature kicked off debate Thursday on whether the state should join the list of those that allow physician-assisted suicide. A

The Minnesota Legislature initiated discussions on physician-assisted suicide, with a House health committee holding a hearing before the formal legislative session.

The Minnesota Legislature has kicked off debate on whether to join the list of states that allow physician-assisted suicide.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Legislature kicked off debate Thursday on whether the state should join t...

Terminally ill patients could get a doctor’s help to end their lives if the Minnesota legislature passes a bill passed through the House health committee Thursday.

The Minnesota bill would allow patients age 18 and older who are suffering terminal illnesses and have less than six months to live obtain drugs they could take to end their own lives.

Ahead of the 2024 legislative session, the House Health Finance and Policy Committee voted 10-5 Thursday in favor of a bill that would allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less to end their own lives with medication prescribed by a doctor.