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Maryland House approves bill allowing medical aid in dying

Would give gives terminally ill adults access to life-ending meds prescribed by a physician

Delegate Shane Pendergrass, a Howard County Democrat, speaks in support of her bill to allow the terminally ill with six months or less to live to end their lives with a doctor's help during a debate in the Maryland House of Delegates on Thursday, March 7, 2019, in Annapolis, Md. The bill passed the House 74-66. It now goes to the Maryland Senate. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

aid in dying.jpg — Delegate Shane Pendergrass, a Howard County Democrat, speaks in support of her bill to allow the terminally ill with six months or less to live to end their lives with a doctor's help during a debate in the Maryland House of Delegates on Thursday, March 7, 2019, in Annapolis, Md. The bill passed the House 74-66. It now goes to the Maryland Senate. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland House of Delegates on Thursday approved a measure to allow the terminally ill to end their lives with a doctor's help.

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