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Michigan Legalization of Lethal Medication to Terminally Ill, Proposal B (1998)
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The Michigan Legalization of Lethal Medication to Terminally Ill also known as Proposal B, was a initiated state statute on the November 3, 1998 election ballot in Michigan, where it was defeated.
The proposal sought legalize the prescription of lethal medication to the terminally ill.[1]
Election results
| Proposal B (Assisted Suicide) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 2,116,154 | 71.1% | ||
| Yes | 859,381 | 28.9% | ||
Official results via: The Michigan Secretary of the State
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
The proposal would:
1) allow a Michigan resident or certain out-of-state relatives of Michigan residents confirmed by 1 psychiatrist to be mentally competent and 2 physicians to be terminally ill with 6 months or less to live to obtain a lethal dose of medication to end his/her life;
2) allow physicians, after following required procedures, to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to enable a terminally ill adult to end his/her life;
3) establish a gubernatorially appointed, publicly-funded oversight committee, exempt from Open Meetings Act and whose records, including confidential medical records, and minutes are exempt from Freedom of Information Act;
4) create penalties for violating the law.
See also
External links
- 1998 Ballot Measure Election Results via The Michigan Secretary of the State
- List of Michigan constitutional amendment votes from 1966-2008
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